Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-10
Persistent MISREPRESENTATION.
A Washington correspondent of the Cinciu-
natl Gazette thus writes


A Washington correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Gazette thus writes
d" Intimations have been received here from several
quarters in the South that the doctrine Of secession
is, by no means, abandoned, and that one day, with
the whole power Of the Government at their dis
pOsal, they will make demands upon the North which
will force a separation, aud that the mistake which
they made in leaving Washington will never be re-
peated.'
hen charges so grave are made upon vague
ordinations" from Vmpamed) quarters in
the South, - how are they to be refuted Yet
this is the kind Of evidence upon which Con-
greSS bases all its legislation. The radical ma
jority deals with the South precisely as the
wolf in the fable dealt with the lamb. 1t the
Southern States are silent and undemoustrUtivc
they are accused of SullenuesS and %cOntumacy,
and it is at once concluded that they still adj
here to secession, and may not safely be recog-
nized as in the Union. If, on the other hand,
to avoid this dilemma, they evince a cheerful
temper, and show a cOmmendable desire to
comply with all the requirements of the Gov
eminent, in order to be allowed to resume their
former relations, it Is at once alleged that they
are influenced by some occult and sinister de-
sign, such as that referred to IN the above eX-
tract. We cannot please them, do what we
will, because they are resolved not TO be
pleased. We have piped unto them, and they
have not danced we have mourned unto them,
and they have not wept. The best way for US
to do is to act naturally, pursue the even tenor
of our way, and leave them to " work their
spite AS certainly as rctributive Justice is
an element in the moral Government of the
world, so certainly will their malice recoil upon
themselves.
They do US another great injuStice-in refer
ence to the negro. They assume, in all their
measures on this subject, that We are the ma
tural enemies Of the negroes, aud that, unless
protected by special legislation and defended
by the military, VT will h~arraSs, prosecute and
destroy them when the real truth is, that the
only il-feeling existing towards the negroes is
the result of this discriminating legislation
against the whites and in favor Of the blacks.
At the very time they are SO legiSlating aud
doing their best to create the unpleasant rela-
tions of which they nov falsely complain, in
almost every family in the South there are ne
gro inmates who are treated with a conSiderate
kindness that they would never receive at the
North, if they were to live there a thousand
years. Nor are these inmates of families the
only negroes who receive iavOrs. There are
hundreds and thousands Of them who would
have starved, but for the food have frozen, but
for the clothing and fuel; and been unSheltered
but for the h~beraity Of their natural enemies
as they are caled-the whites of the South
their former owners. Who is there amongst
us that is not daily conscious of offices of kind.
ness extended to them Aud this is the credit
we get for it, We are forced to the conclusion
that these Radical fanatics desire to comneI n.
to treat the negroes harshly, and that To tbi,
end they are endeavoring by law to establish
unpleasant relations between the two races
They want the negroes to look up to them, an,
they propose to confer upon them the electiv
franchise in order that they may exercise
in their interest. They make so much fs
over them that their heads are completed
turned. Their poor intelleets are bewildered
and they really do not know what to do q
which way to turn. So many promises ar
made them, so much time devoted to measure
relating to them, and so many expectations eN
citedin their minds, that they are kept in a stat
OF feverish anxiety. They are cajOled out of tn
larger portion of the little money they get B.
nook or oycrook, by sehOolmarms, or preachers
or Pediars' or-worse than aIl-politicians, VIII
get up meetings among them and induce then
to contribute money to various projects, chic
among which is the appointment of delegation
to go to Washington to act upon Congress An,
pay unwelcOme visits to the President. Wber,
there is one honest man and sincere friend .
the negro, thus engaged, there are a thousan,
rogues and wretches who are using them t,
promote their " selfish ends. They max,