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VOL. XV. NO 33 >Nt? VTRQINTA. **?' '??' RI>AY. JULY 3d. !S9?. PRICE, 5 CENTS MR. BAYLOR I He Proposes thal onization of Cu afro-americ charge of me: Charges that Arch Bish erful at Washington Heirn Struck THE PAPAL GOD AND ' WHICH ANSWERED / ARRAIGNMENT OF TIQNS?FOOD FC HAUSA, 1RELAHDI8M ABD THE COLOE-LIHE IS OUBA. 'Freedom's battle once begun. " Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, 'Though oft betrayed will yet be won." "(live me liberty or give me death." ?Patiick Henry. Pbovidsnce, R I, July 23. 1896. The splendid letter of J. Thomas Hewin. of Boston, to the Riehmoad Planet, published in your tuition of the Uth of July, is one of the most im? portant contributions to the literature of tbe war between Papal j uled Spain and Papal-ruled Imperial America, yet published, lt forces suddenly to the front an issue, which, if pressed bv the friends of liberty is sure to arou&e not only the whole country, but the civil? ised world. THAT CUBAN PROCLAMATION - Concurrent with General Garcia's manly resenting of Gen. Shaffer's pro? ceedings in Cuba (undt-r instructions from Washington) and the President's Cuban Proclamation (under prompt? ing from Archbishop of Ireland) the issue just raised cannot be suppressed by all the irresponsible powers of pres? idential military dictatorship at Washington, even when combined with Jesuitism and supported by a venal press cowering basely under the lash ot Papal censorship and the Catholic coycott. Ne better place to raise this issue and fight it to the end than Richmond, Virginia; no better journal for the work than the leading Afro-American paper of the United States, "Thi Rich? mond Planet." That mysterious thing called the "Hand of Providence" ia ev? idently in this matter, as it has been in so many other affairs in humanity's long struggle for freedom against des? potism, superstition and priest-craft. A BIQIO EXAMINATION DEMANDED. The issue thus raised involves ol ne? cessity a rigid examination into the character of the American government itself. The time haa come to institute that examination. The United Stated under thia issue will be placed at the bar of the civilized world. Ia our government really a Republic or a Plutocracy? Is America after all a sham sailing under false colors? This issue also involves the Republi? can Papal coalition, an epoch making event in history as much so as the re? formation under Luther, the Protestant succession in England, the Declara? tion of American Independence, or tnt French Revolution. A FOUL. COALITION. If the foul and damnable coalitior known aa Hanna-Irelandism, is allow, ed to stand, liberty in the New World is at an end and the struggle for liber, ty here must be at once transferred tc Cuba and Canada. Free Cuba and thc Republic of Canada being the counter poise to the Papal Imperaliam whick dow sword in hand controls ? very f une tion of the American Government Federal, state and municipal aa ii commands all the controlling educa tional and journalistic forces of thc country. A QUESTION AN6WEBBD. What are the facts ? The central and important fact in thii whole matter is that the revolution ii Cuba was from the beginning, an Afro Cuban Socialist up-rising against Span lah tyranny, capitalistic greed and priestly rule and rapacity, the churcl V* S EMPHATIC. [ a Military Col? ba Take Place. JANS TO TAKE THE MOVE NT. op Ireland is all Pow ?Declares that Mr. the Key-note. THAT OF MCKINLEY'S APPEALS??A CAUSTIC EXISTING CONDI )R REFLECTION. being the mainstay and prop of the en? tire inf marion It was a struggle, which from the lim, aroused a universal revolution? ary synipatrj . nowhere more power? fully than in Spain itself. The Afro Cuban revolt in Cuba drew to its side lovers of liberty all over the world. In t'. e United States it penetrated all grades of society, aroi;s:ng the masses, and alarming the Plutocracy. It di? vided parties and sho.ik the fabric of Jesuitism to its foundation. TJIK WAK HAS DKliKNKRATKD. The present war whieh has taken the place of that holy cause, has from one eaus** or another degenerated finally in a bloody farce, the chief object of which is to put down that revolution in its socialistic aspect and fasten the chains of Hanna, Irelandism? and col? or-line barbarism and race despotism in the name of stable government, on the neets of those brave Afro Cubans after all their sufferings and heroic sacrifices for personal liberty and political independence and prog? ress. A REFERENCE TO fttAOl Maceo. the great A fro-Cuban milita? ry leader was a full blooded Negro General Gomez ia an Afro-Cuban?i quadroon. Nearly all the leaders and fighters in the Cuban army of libera tion are men, who if in South Carolina Mississippi or Louisiana, would bt made to ride in the "Jim Crow Cars,' and would be refused the right to oe cupy a private residence on Beacor St., in Boston. You see the proposet Afro-Cuban Republic was two close ti our own Cuba and Armenia at th< south to suit either the northern o: southern plutocrats. WHY COLORED TROOPS WEBE NOT BEN' EARLIER. Too close to a smouldering volcani of brutal oppression, and consequent!; of revolutionary discontent. Proximi ty dangerous. And this is why Afro American troops from the Unitei States, (immunes as well as fighters to the number of 100,000 men were no promptly thrown into Cuba at the out break of the war, to join forces witl Afro-Cuban Revolutionists there. The fraternization of such forces wa done to follow this joint occupation o the Island, and the Afro-American in vaders would also have remained oi the island, and helped to govern it af the war of liberation was over. CALLING LOUDLY NOW. However, General Shafter is alread; calling aloud for colored troops and hi call ia destined to become louder am louder. Yellow jack is on the side of th cause of humanity this time. In th mean while Garcia and Gomez may aa sert their self-respect and make th Cuban army of liberation the nucleu of one of the moat startling and dra matic incidenta in human history. And this is just what Hewin's lette to The Planet is leading up to, In rn opinion nothing can avert this "dra matic incident" with such intellects a Hewin's aroused and on the alert, an to which special attention will be giv en further along in thia letter. A TIMELY COMPARISON. It ia important to remember that th Cuban leaders were fighting for th practical realization in Cuba of thoa sub'ime liberty ideals proclaimed b the British-American colonists of 177 to a world in chains at the foot c kings, parliaments, autocratic judgei nobles, soldiers and priests. Those sublime liberty ideals wer i' overthrown by the Federal Imperia AMERICAN TROOPS AT SANTIAGO CONFRONTED BY AlalERICAN BARB WIRE. When tbe Cuban revolution began, one of Spam't? heaviest purchases in the United States was barb wire. Tho*o aands and thousands of miles of it were purchased and used by General Weyler in making tbe approaches to hie trochas difficult. When General Shaf ter*B troops reached Santiago, they wero confronted by niiaf American barb wire fences, thrrssajH* winch, as they noted with oonsiderable diamay, a charge must be made under a galling Ure before tho city eould be taken by a laud attack. Slave code compact of 17HP, the corner? stone of which waa the recognition of tne principles of the right of property in man side by side with judicial ab? solutism, (taught in all the public schools as the "Divine Constitution"), and which the Anti-Slavery man and woman of America forty years ago spat upon, defied, and declared truly to be. THAT COVENANT WITH SATAN. "A Covenant with Satan and a League with Death, Aye a Leaeue with Death," as the white wage slave of the North, (Ala Hazleton, Pa ,) also find? ing out as well as the United jStates postmaster in South Carolina murder? ed in cold blood, whose sole off -nse be? ing that he was a Negro. To restore the liberty ideals of 1776. and avoid the in p rialism (protected and guarded by Parliamentarism) which in the United States has wreck ed those liberties, was from the first the declared purpose of the Afro Cuban leaders. They proposed to advance along the line of progress. Such an Afro-Cuban created Insular Switzer? land as this at o ur very doors, was not to be tolerated by the Hannas and Dingleys, Pullmans, Wannamakers. Carnegies, Rockefellers of America any more than by the confederate white aristocracy of the South. A CONFISCATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY. Besides the Afro-Cubans proposed to confiscate the church property and other fabulous wealth robbed from the the Cubans through centuri -*s of Priest ly rule and intolerable oppression, 'that is why Arch bishop Ireland (and who made McKinley President) has been so active at Washington as the confidential correspondent of Cardinal Rampollu at Rome, in this entire Cu? ban business. This activity has extended down to the late Cuban Proclamation of the President. Let the intelligent reader turn to that extraordinary document, the terms of which are in defiance of the will of Congress as embodied in the joint concurrent resolution which forced the secret hand of this same in? triguing Jesuit and Ecclesiastic (Arch? bishop Ireland) and hia ally at Rome, Cardinal Rampollar. MR. MCKINLEY'S PROCLAMATION. Read the Proclamation carefully for it is destined to become historic. Do not miss that passage which must have been written by Archbishop Ireland himself, in which the American Presi? dent is made to speak of 'law and ord? er,"?"the sacredness of private and church property" and of property eon secrated and dedicated to the arts and seiene Pope blessed Weyler. "Arts and sciences" in Cuba is rich. It is on a par with Negro baiting civilisation in South Carolina and Texa*. HOW WHITE SCOUNDRELS COMMIT CR'MES. As to our own Cuba, any white scoundrel who wants to commit a se? cret crime in the south can do so with comparative immunity an i impunity. All he has to do is to burn a piece of cork and blacken nis face, and theo go ahead, liapr, murder, argon,?it is im? material which. He can, after the crime, lead a mob and seize the first Negro who comes along and charge him with the crime. After the black scape-goat is done for, announces that "he confessed'" Then call a meeting of the best citizens to deplore the ead event. Follow this up by an editorial paragraph in tha Bea? ton Herald, that tne editors are not surprised at the southern mode of dealing with "black fiends" and the performance is complete. a harlot's privilegs. Any professional white harlot at the south can make a local heroine of her? self, and regain social recognition by accusing what is called "a black fiend" with assault, and some innocent and helpless Negro is forthwith burned alive, the harlot applying the torch. And all this upon the unsupported ac? cusation of a woman whose oath would not be taken by an intelligent unbiased jury in any ordinary action of law. On such law, the victim alao "confesses" lhere is "deep regret" from the "best citizens" and such nothern papers as the Boston Herald, are promptly on hand to apologize for and condone the crime. to keep the sooth bolid. It is perfectly well known that what is known as the "Nigger Racket" ia a systematic game in southern politics to keep the south "solid" for Tammany Hall, which is only another name for 'Holy Pope" in American affairs. So it is all along the line. Speaking of gods in this connection it only remains to say that McKinley's God "besting" Spain's God at Manila and Santiago, simply serves to bring out in strong relief the fact that ac? cording to strict orthodox superstition the ''faithful" of the Roman Catholic gang can plausibly claim that the Pope's God "bested" them both, for Cardinal Rampollais on top in Europe, and hil co-ecclesiastic cloie friend and political ally Archbishop Ireland is on :op in the United States WPM BB ANSWER!-. 1>. The Question which must be answer? ed in the face of such faflte as these nt such a time aa this ss, Shall the Lib? erty Cause in Cuba be thu* betrayed md sacrificed without a determined ?eslstance by liberty men and women everywhere ? t-*ball Hanna Irelandism inked to color-line barbarism be .Uowed to be piac-d on the necks of ,he brave Revolutionist of Cuba, and ;be Phillipine Islands in the name of ind by the power ar d authority of Im aerialized Pope-ruled America ? EUROPE IS WATCHING. In a word, is this the first step in the New American Imperialism which Eu? rope is watching so intently ? That is the question. It is a ques? tion which submerges all others. If res, then Americans, white as well as black, must prepare for the sam yoke at home. Do I then under-estlmate the impor? tance of the issue raised by Mr. Hew? in's letter to the Richmond Planet 7 Do I under-estimate the tremendous responsibility which has thus suddenly been laid at the feet of its editor? How will tne Planet meet this Supreme call to duty ? I ask the question because the American Negro cannot become the al? ly of Imperialism without enslaving his own race. Before you answer the question, remember Crispus Attucks that brave Negro who led what waa sailed'The Boston Hiot" against the king's authority backed by the King's soldiers. TBB EFFECT OF ATTUCS'S COURAGE. It web this daring revolutionary act of a Negro in the atreeta of Boston which lighted the fires of the Revolu? tion of 1776, and made Patrick Henry of Virginia exclaim "Give me Liberty or give me Death." There is an in? vincible power in the mere word "lib? erty." A MARTIN LUTHER WANTED. There is a Divine power in individual unsupported human courage from the poor friendless monk, Martin Luther facing the whole power of Rome, when Rome was supreme over the world down to John Brown facing the whole power of slave-ruled America. Whether in the lonely prison'i cell On scaffold high; Or in the faging battle! van, [CONTINUED ON EIGHT PAGE] MILKS BETYICWl His Advance Guard Hoist3 Our Flag in Porto Rico. SHORT FIGHT WITH SPANIARDS. Four <>r tin- Kia**111/ Kitto*] and tho Re** Put to 1-lli-Mt. WhllcOiir s?,i Utofsj g-tiiir**r l iilii.iiir'-il- Tho Satire loree I.;. ii.U-?I Ullin.ut Mishap. Of Guanica. r**orta ' Bl.' Thomas. I>. W. I.. July IL?The United; BtatCSJ military .\;. litton Under the: command <>t r*.;.-1j ?!? General Nelson A.' Miles was landed Inn- successfully on j Mond irintata witta a de-j tarhim nt of thc ftpantatl tTOoeO and a' i :;o halonalng to the launch of j Oat Unite*! States auixiliary gunboat I Gloucester, formerly air. J. riorponti Murgan's stearn yacht Cor?lift Four of: I a killed and no j Americana wera tanrt. The American troops will be pushed ; foi wald promptly m order to capture j the railroad lead.nj; to Ponce, which is only about ten miks east of this . From PaSSUS there is an excellent mill-j tary road runing Bl miles north te San j Juan. At noon on Monday General Miles called for a consultation. aiinoun.Mp' that he was determined not to go by San Juan cape, but by the Mona pas? sage Instead, land here, surprise tbe Spaniards and deceive their military authorities. The course was then changed arni the Dixie was sent to waru General Brooke at Capo San Juan. Karly Monday morning* the ter, in charge of Lieutenant Com- ! mander Wainwright, steamed into j Guanica harbor in order to reconnoiter the place. With the lleet waiting out? side, the gallant little fighting yacht Gloucester braved the mines which were supposed to be in this harbor and found that there were five fathoms of water clos*e in shore. Guanica Hay is a quiet place, surrounded by cultivated lands. In tbe rear are high mountains, j and close to thf> beach nestles a village ; of about 21 houses. The Spaniards were completely taken ! by surprise. Almost the first they knew j of the approach of the army of in- I vaslon was tn the announcement con? tained in tbe tiring of a gun from the Gloucester, demanding ttaat Um H lards haul down Un which was floating from Uta flagstaff in front of a blockhouse standing to the east of. the village. Thc Hist couple of throe pounders were flied into the hills ri^lit j and left of the bay. purposely avoiding j the town, lest the projectile hurt wo- \ men or children. The Gloucester then j hove to within about 600 yards of the shore and lowered a launch, having on board a Colt rapid fire gun, and 30 men under the command of Lieutenant Huse, which was sent ashore without encountering opposition. Quartermaster Bock thereupon told Yeoman Lacy to haul down the Span? ish flag, which was done, and they then raised on the flagstaff the first United States flag to float over Porto Rican solL Suddenly about 30 Spaniards opened fire with Mauser rifles on the Ameri? can party. Lieutenant Huse and his men responded with great gallantry, the Colt gun doing effective work- Nor mon, who received Admiral Cervera's surrender, and Wood, a volunteer lieu? tenant, shared the honors with Lieu? tenant Huse. Almost Immediately after trie Span? iards fired on the Americans the Glou? cester opened fire on the enemy with all her 3 and 6 pounders which could be brought to bear, shelling the town and also dropping shells Into the hills to the west of Guanica, where a number of Spanish cavalry were to be seen hastening toward the spot where the Americans landed. Lieutenant Huse then threw np a little fort, which he named Fort Wain? wright, and laid barbed wire in the street in front of lt in order to repel the expected cavalry attack. The lieuten? ant also mounted the Colt gun and signalled for reinforcements, which wer*?sent from the Gloucester. Presently a few of the Spanish cav? alry Joined those who were fighting in the street of Guanica, but the Colt barked to a purpose, killing four. By that time the Gloucester had the range of the town ar.d of the block? house, and all her guns were spitting fire, the doctor and the paymaster helping to serve the guns. Soon afterwards white coated, gal? loping cavalrymen were seen climbing the hills to the westward and the foot soldier* were scurrying along tha fences from the town. By 9:45, with the exception of a few guerilla shots, the town was won and tha enemy driven out of ito neighbor? hood. After Lieutenant Huse had captured the place he deployed hla email force into tha suburbs. But he waa soon reinforced by the regulars, who wore followed hy Company O of tho Sixth Illlnota, and than by other troops tn quick succession. Alt tha boata of ttae man-of-war and the tranaporta ware used tn ttae work of landing tho troops, each steam launch towing four or Ava boata loaded to the rails with soldiers. But everything progressed in an or? derly manner and according te tho plano of General tal ll aa nie latter went ashore at about noon, after stop? ping to board tha Gloucester and thank Lieutenant Commander Wainwright for hts gallant action. Guajnlca.la the most lovely. sjiPt x*t I" [CONTLNTED ON FIF1H PAGE J THE COLORED TROOPS IS CAMP. Prom >tions And Changes. THE sSHAJVi ATTACKS. The Boys Cheerful.?Many Visitors. Y. M.O A- TENT AUD ITS MISSION. \ 1st Batt . 6th Km.imsnt, I Infantry U. 9. V.. Oaatr <?< kiun. Va., July 26th, 88. Companies E and F. of Petersburg under command of Captain* Hill and Webb respectively, have reached camp and where or ce t-a&a ** ilderness io now a tented city tilled with life and enthusiasm from the boys in bluo, who have given up th**ir homes and are preparing lo risk their lives in the de? fense of their country's honor. A LARGE MM HER THERE. We now have52-5 menin camp, and a happier or more, contented lot would be hard to li id. The Battalion has been thrown inti the 6th Regiment and quite a Iarg^- number of appoint? ments and promotions have been mode on this acc.unt. CHANQK8 AND PROMOTIONS NOTED. Second Lieut. W. H. Anderson haa been deta?hed from Co. C, and ap? pointed Adjutant of the camp. Lieut. Ii. A. Johnson has been appointed Ser geant-Mfij t. Corporals ti. C. Carter, of Co. C, Jospph Brown of Co. B, of Richmond, Charlea Butler of Co. E? Matthew Bell of Co. F, of Petersburg, have been detached from their re? spective companies, and appointed to tbe color guard, with Richard Fergu? son of Co. A, aa the Color-bearer. The olivers have been highly hon? ored by a short vieit from .vira. Frank White and Mias Lelia A. Johnson, re? spectively daughter and niece of the Maj r. Major Johns tn makes an im? posing appearance as he rides between the Linea mounted upon his tiry iron gray war steed. PERSONAL ALLUSIONS. Lieut. Wyche is fast improving, and his appearance surprises his friends. Captain B. A. Graves, of Co. C, ia one of the most popular officers in camp, and is the pride of his men. The troemben of Co. C extend their i heart-felt thanks to Messrs. Chris. ; Jackson, Sydney Mayo. Everett John? son, Winston Payne, James Royall and | others, who furnished each tent with | smoking and chewing tobacco and ci I garettes from the P. H Mayo and Al | len A Ginter tobacco companies. Thia j company has carried off the honors of ' the camp by making a surprise attack on Co. B, under command of Lieut. Wyche, and completely annihilated it J he company waa unier command of Lieut. S. B. Randolph. THE HOSPITAL HEADY. The hospital is in charge of Hospital Stewards drown and McNaughton. The members of the difJVrr-nt com? panies have been invited to be present at the Y. M. C. A. tent this evening for ' the formation of a Literary Society. Every night the men have a Vaude? ville Show. A large number of the men are good dancers and singers in camp and the numbers on the program are tilled alternately by the members cf the different companies. T. M. C. A. NOTES. Th* soldiers hailed with great joy the establishment of the Y M. C. A. tent at the camp. Un to this event, including two weeks since the first company was mustered in, no religi? ous services had been, excepts few prayer meetings, held in tents, by a small number of spiritually inclined men. The Y. M. C. A. tent is 20x40 in siae, and is furnished with 110 chairs, two long tables, ink, pens, paper, envel? opes, organ, Gospel hymnals, testa? ments, religious literature and news? papers, THE PRIVILEGE GRANTED. The soldiers are allowed to visit the tent when they are off duty, and to use any of the conveniences. Except when on duty, the tent is crowded with men ?nome writing letters home, others reading, and still others amusing themselves as they see fit. The privi? lege of writing letters home is very highly appreciated by both officers aud men. 171 letters were written in the tent last 'rionday and an average of 100 are written daily. From 4 to 7 P. M. religious meetings will be held in this tent every day. snd it is in these meetings, that the real object of the Association comes into view. ALL BENEFITTED. Although not more than 200 soldiers at a time can attend a meeting in the Y. M. C. A. at Camp Corbin, yet the sound of the songs, prayers and gospel talks ean be heard by a majority of the 630 men now on the grounds. It is the endeavor of the Association to assist the Christian soldiers at this place to hold up the banner of Christ, during their pilgrimage from home, and to lead those who are out of Christ to ac? cept Him ss their Saviour. There is a very small amount ot sickness in camp, mostly among the troops from Petersburg, none however are serious. Corporal Wm. H. Cox ! bas been granted a sick leave and re? turned home. Ham*