The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-31
Radical Electioneering Literature-The
Last Contribution from Virginia.

AL ihtSAiIkShA ksh'i,AhohS 80
tributing to the local columns of this pa
per, has ventilated the testimony in the
case of Mrs. ANNE CATHERINE ABEAHAAS'
who was arraigncd by the frccdmens bu-
reau for alleged crucltics to n negro s"'
named MARTHA ANNE BANKS. This was
the immediate charge: but the ingenious
Judge Advocate, like II nccro'nai'er t"-
GRO. manccr, five LAay DC pcrmIttcd,l draw
ing the endless ribbon from his MOUTH "'-
yclopcd "A longitude OF cruci'les u'S"'-
passed for degree and duration.
Unwilling to believe that such Things en-
;s,ed for so long q time in the KIND ana
hospi,ablc county of King William without
punishment, or even notice, the inquiry
was made 10y the reporter, upon which he
bases his article. The case Is not yet dis
posed of, and probably We shall learn yet
further particulars.
But let lis ask, however cruel Mrs. ABRA-
HAMS may have bccn-and We suppose She
was a cruel mistress-what has that to de-
with the rights and the character OF the
people OF Virginia. And why is it that the
testimony, cr purte and most irrcgularly
elected, must he forwarded by the com
mandcr Of this department to The Head
Centre OF the Frccdmcn's Bureau, to be
there put forth "by authority and used
as an ~clcctiouccring document to impress
the public mind prcjudicially against the
people, not only of this State, but the entire
South: In the name of God I've utter The
EXPRESSION in all rcvcrcnce), is this The
proper manner in which to ascertain
the character Of Il people and I" he
eide what claims they have to the com
mon rights and immunities guarantee"
to the people by the national Constitution
If 81. then let the test be ialr-Scnd 1ortii
YOUR purvcvorS and moral cleaners, ana
let them gather up the evidence IN the
annr,ycd slvlc Of the Construction Com
mittcc and the Bureau generally, ami let
us ste what people, what State, and what
section OF the Union, is most mcritoriou>-
most deserving representation III The co'lii-
ellis oil the nation. Gather up the facts
oh, YES, and give us pictures. Let those
c!Iouls amongst publishers, those liAErIES,
with their weekly and their monthly, shock
the sight and make the heart ache with
m.uI, ni.,,r.. ,f >un;.rirg and
crime that may he developed by persistent
.-., ;u,L.. E,r,h They have been too
martial. in the devotion Of their talents t"
the southern field. Let them work the
.;.,ar n,;,o. and survey the more fruitful
fields of northern morality. II the nation
is 10 be Judged by the number OF crimes
committed within its borders, if the
rights and freedom Of people are - hc
determined by lis criminal calendar,
let the investigation hc sweeping and tho
rourl. II j. hut reasonable; it is but
lust. And whenever that test is fairly APP
,Iicl no, even these industrious collectors
nf sensational stories can for Il moment
3onL, ,L, result. That >lanlrrcd and ma
li-nrd South. whose character is DETAINED
and whose rights are denied 10 promote
IN, interests and prolour the power Of the
l,n,;,,r, ,,,r,v ~ the North. will stand
c,r., -, ,hn ,,,,t worthy of ccnsurr, as the
l.,,, attending AGAINST the laws of Cor
and m,r-or all sections of this nation.
This is known to Us all as it is known to
those uu>crupulous men who hold their
powcr. and whose tenure of office is to be
decided. bv the success with which they
can disseminate amongst the Northern
n.n,,l, ,hrir instrumentation and Cd
lr,nnics q, th, Southern ~peopIc.
n ,u,r soror,l E.dar,I Com.
~,E.., -. ,,;,.;,l. -, ,,ol;,, co,,
IN, ,r a.. o,,. ~, ;,,1;
".I"I or,o, oa;,,,o -,
- ,l u,r,o,
,ha. g.. aware ;,i,r,
x;Irn,1 nr ,r;,,o SO ,hc, worla
=, ;u~,naa;,,.l y.xs.d with a,mom.s
which woplJ he collected bv force. In
a,., s.vor. enlistment was in same
;n r,ox.a ., thouoh , man was
ID ,,,o L.. n, crimes ri otbers Tbi,
/, ,,, a.. came in pr;nciple with thi,
oo,;or =, ~. R,a;c,j leaders by which
cvcrv individual crime is to be charged Ia
,ba community which is to suffer in IL
d.orcs, rights therefor. We rcpcat, that
!, iii. nn,,,rous nronoSition is 70 prevail
-, :, o,,l, - n. whn,. nation Ifw. arc