Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-28
TIE rRRrPREssIaLr cosJLrcr.

The 81. Louis Republican thus dscourses upon the in
auguration of the "inepressibe conflict" in the West
On Tuesday last there riot in Toledo, Ohio, be-
tween the Irish and negro sovedores employed at the
docks Ia leading and unloading tie lake boats II seems
that the Irish made strike" aud were discharged aud
the negroes engaged 10 their places at the old prices
The IRISH undertook to prevent the blacks from work
ing aud for q time stones clu5s knives and pistols
furnished in frighdu manners great many Of the
participants receiving nries and some bystanders being
killed. Several houses belonging to negroes we're de-
moGshed and qus the disturbance the cz9ns had to
be called out to patrol the streets.
This Il the beginning Of an rrepressible conflict be-
tween the white and black race Already largo numbers
OF fugitive slaves are gathering in the cities and should
the ABOLITION policy prevail the free States will be over
run and infested with this class OF population. The
groes thus LET loose upon the community must either be
supported in ideni aud soth by those amorg whom
they come, they must put themselves in conpetitio
with the white aborers and reduce the price OF work,
they do not wholly monopoze the more common OF tho
Industrial pursuits This will az once put an esciuil
check upon white immigration and compel the poorer
ella =, at least, OF Americans, Germans and Irish to
take their option between absolute starvation and toIg
side by side With inferior and desped race at wages
much lower than they have hitherto commanded
We know nothing OF the merits OF the quarrel be-
tween the Toledo stevedOres and their employers. Ii
mar he that the demands OF the former were unresson.
able and ortionate. The circumstances show, how
ever, that the employers placed as high an estimate
former we're hired the rate that had been paid
The latter Capital rarely makes any distinction Of color
ia repect TO Investments and uDlCsi deferred by such
demonstrations as those witnessed in the Ohio city,
ploylrs will a general thing, take advantage OF all
| competition among lsborers.
White meu who derive sGstensnce for themselves and
families by the exercise Of their physical strength in
hard days. Work-hat large and indispensable clsss We
mean who have acquired tkill TO give them adVau
tiges others~il now have 10 lock this question
OF negro competition fquarely in the face. They see
pack of rabd politicians 10 the country claiming to act
upon the dictates Of philanthropy aud humanity, w1o
daily aud hourly encouraging the slaves Of the South
to eope, we'll knowing that they must be harbored in
the free aes afterwards in the absence Of any other
provision for them.
Large uuub Of ''conirabands" sednced by the fat
ering tales OF these mischief makers are rapidly filing
10 the and cities already all being in destitute
ard nearly helpless condition. The support OF these
foluoae misguided creatures must sl chi hy upon the
working clases Of the North in one way or another
Ths burden will upon them in the shape OF reduced
Wagee by reason Of the increase OF the supply OF labor
ers in advanced prices for the necessities Of life, grow
ing GU; OF the l1lon that will be required TO maintain
such OF the black paupgrs as will not work. or in some
other manner that will make itself equally felt.
1--WE beginning 10 OF practical results
and effects OF the FOOLISH illogical and b4nefu policy"
OF the Abolionists and negro worshippers The ire
ptessble ct between the white aud black races has
commenced Il is one that will continue TO be between
opposing aud enduring forces long the radicals at
tempt TO throw four million "contrabands" upon the
North and West free and equal men, to overIun toEns
aud cities. The question s, whether the free aboreEs
quito ready to exchange their peaceful aud oomforta
t homes in the North for the hemp fields and rice and
cotton plantations Of the South, driven thher by the
black pro.eges OF the benevolent ~ AbOitionists.
| GIN FosIIR AND GOV sTAELEY-EIGaIRs vs.. YANKEKs.
correspondent of the New York Times Writing from
HsWbern, n. o. under date OF 10Th nst says that the
yelory" a! Hamilton ia Of great Importance ceais
the way to Weldon" " he gives tie following items
Since the departure OF General Burnside with Part
OF bis army for Virginia, Acting Major General Foster,
the wheehorse oil the Burnside expedition, chief OIL
Ger In command OF this department.. This said TO DO
perm anent ATrangemen il is understood that Gen.
irnsids will b. continued hereafter In more active
| field Of labor
Governor Stanley has recently returned from tour
through the oounies bordering on AlbemArle Sound,
where he has Addressed large gatherings of the people
on the great OIL s,ion of the day. AZ Plymouth aud
every pJnt where the Governor held a meeting large
coanty conventions have been called BY the czsns for
the purpose OF making demand on their delegates 10
the State Convention 10 vote the Old North ate back
to her ormer position. rs EIceency has many arduous
duties to perform 10 attending the varied abors Incl
dental to the administrative portion OF his department.
Qrte an exciting and interesting regettA came of the
other day in front of the raVA headquarters. One OF
the two boats entered was manned by SIX oohlfaDAhu
seamen beautifully alfred in man ot.War costume, and
the other was manned by eight white seamen, who we're
considered the crack crew Of thIsJ waters. Distance
was osred the cOnIraband crew. who had only been
men some three month"; tu their Captain refuse to az
cept any Advantage Whatever and insisted on giving the
white seamen the advantage OF two men. Every hing
being Ia readiness the word vas given and on went tie
boats throwing the crowd white aud black Into tie
most intense excitement Judge OF the Astohishment
OF all when the boat containing the eontrab2nds was
seen to the mile post Asst and great was the excitement
and dsaleuing we're the cheers as they came in some
three rOds in advance Of the white cIeE Who were dip
unexpected result They inclined 10 lhiLk the
test vas an unfair ons Until the Captain Of the contra