The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-23
The Elec tion-Negro Brutality.

The election in this city yesterday was con-
Quoted with remarkable order notwithstand-
ing the iuflammable nature of the feelings and
preiudices of the negroes. Several indications
of the violent spirit of UuSSICrTT's pupils
were given but the prompt interpositon OF
the police and military force checked them
before any serious injury had been inflicted.
The negro-who we have known to be kind,
docile initiative, and Of course good
morcd-under the evil pupilage of the High
Priest Of Destruction, with his auXiliaries,
the travelling congressional orators, and other
wandering dissemnators of evil, has been
transformed into n ferocious and overbearing
monster He will tolerate no difference OF
opinion and allow none of his color 10 vote
his own opinions. Every man must vote rs
the leagues tell him. Violence was offered
several persons who were about TO deposit the
Conservative ticket in the ballot-boEes Il
very large portion of the votes cast for HUN
SICUTT yesterday were so cast under compul-
sion. There is, indeed among the blacks OF
this city perfect reign of terror. Hundreds
who desired not to vote We're afraid TO stay
away from the polls, and perforce wended
their way thither and cast their votes for the
arch -1lend under pain of peril so great rs to
involve even life if they dared TO vote against
him Such is the state of things in petersburg
also and we suppose in All the cillcs OF 'He
State. Nothing saved this city from RIOT ana
bloodshed but the presence Of the military ana
the precautionary measures of the command
ing General.
Look Mt the telegram from Lynchburg,
where the terrorists fell upon HORTON, Il re-
gro man who voted for the Conservative
ticket. He proved 10 be 4 brave and deter
mined fellow and though roughly used he
made his assailants pay dearly for their as
sault.
This is the sort of order and peace brought
upon us by the universally proclaimed liberty
and "manhood suffrage There is nothing
that HuSSICUTT PIRATES so much about as
liberty; yet there is nothing he appreci-
ates less, and nothing of which his deluded
followers are more profoundly ignorant.
There are many hundreds of their race in this
city, who are rejecting and honestly intending
men, who are absolutely afraid to say their
souls are their own. When will Radicalism
atone for the curses it has brought upon these
poor people?
Under the blessing OF heaven, we be-
lieve we may say, from the signs thus far,
that this city is rescued from 4 reign of de-
mons. Should the result Of this day prove
this 10 be so, what 4 load of woe will he
averted from this community How the de-
spending hearts Of our people will pulsate
with ineXpressibe delight and joy And how
many anxious minds long way oil, vibrating
between hope and fear for dear Richmond,
will feel an uncommon and delicious relief
when the news of the defeat OF the Destruc
tives reaches them! A city so renowned for
is refinement and its genial social life has
its friends and admirers everywhere; and yes
terday thousands of prayers assembled TO hea-
ven, in many climeS, for her deliverauce from
the dark doom which seemed to be impending
over her.
Should our hopes be verified, we should not
forget that even the poor African will be :;
second time liberated, and liberated from u
worse slavery than any he ever knew before
the slavery of the leagues and clubs, and the
brutal tyranny Of the remorselcSS ma ority,
which had become savage with its power, and
had made death the penalty for opposition 10
its will
But, fellow citizens, tho battle is not yet
won. Another day of devoted labor in the
cause of our fair city-her prosperity, her
bright name and f;Lme-and the grand victory
will be won.