Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-19
TIE SITUATION.

1t is best to look facts plainly IN the lace
1t is vain to shut our eyes to truth because
it is painful With all our efforts at counter
action, the sgltators iu our midst, and the pc
litical emlssarles from outside, have orsanlZeo
the blacks against the whites, with IN approach
to unanimity. This is especially true 10 the
cities and towns and the maen influence is
extending to the country. 1t has not yet grown
into personal outbreaks and violences. The
old habits of kindness remain as yet too strong
for that. But the fact remains that the blacks
have Been made hostile to the whites among
whom they live, by The promise of plumber !;
and they are fully set to obey the orders of
those who are thus using them for their own
wicked purposcs! Where this will finally
lead. no one can doubt; but the evil already
upon us is sufficient to engrosS our soIIcltudes;;
This alienation was caused by no original
prejudice and by no neglect OF ours We
have explained to the blacks our acqulcsccncc
in their fortuitous emancipation, -~lor which
thew owe no party any thanks But we have
not been able to bid against the Wrctchcd dem
agogues who promise them farms out OF oui
snoils. and have filled their heads with soca
ideas, which they themselves would be the last
TO tolerate, except in Discrimination -.
There is hope that many colorcd persons vii
be intelligent and brave enough to spurn the
counsels which would place them in hostility
10 their white neighbors. But the force OF
"pubGc opinon'' among them Is very strong
and intolerance is almost as great as IN Ne"
England. \ meeting of negroes IN Mecklen
burg county, for instance, lately passed 4 rcSo
luton that any colOred person who might moi
vote the Radical ticket, should leave the conn
lv in thirty hours We must see that the
friendly disposed are protected, and encouraged
and we must continue our efforts to ~m a
many ~ possible to kindly relations; bnt the
fact remains, put it from Us as we may, Lha
the blacks have been banded and p"r'"het
against ,ls, and that the whites have now It
sand together Tor the vital interests OF iht
Stale and for their own personal safety anu Sr
| c,irity.
We say this il the fact of the situation. L
| follows that every man who Ii true 10 Virginia
| shOnld use every means and employ every ac
tivitg 10 defeat the conspiracy against tue
State, and the combination agan-t the |hi't
racs. 4 few have been false to nature 3 In
stincts. A few whites have united to intlam(
the NEGROES. and To head their movement bu
il has been for the Offices which they hopeC
Tins to clutch for themselves. NcnaI cOnspl
rntors AGAINST the Commonwealth, and traitors
to their race, --lhc salaries and pcrqulsltcs and
| titles Of office, will be 4 poor reward Tor The
shame that buys them.
The principal means of protecting ourseve;
| against the conspirators is by registering ant
| voting. If there is white man in Elrglnl:
| who neelects this, he does wrong. Re
gister and otc,-and with only the ordinary
| amount of fraud and violence against us, W.
| shall save the State But we warn the people
-anl we do it without reserve, although We
must DO it thus openly, that there is no mar
| and there is no vote TO spare -N'chm"""
Enqnusr.