The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-22
, ErTER FROM PETERSBURG.
81 the Richmond Dispatch.

ro,i,;cnl Excitement Anxiety about tho Re.
>,,, OF tho Election Party Thraldon Coum.
,crac,ins Mca>urc>-rro>isions against his
,urniu. tho Peace --tuarc>s of Negroes from
,hr rountry-Dcfcction from tho Radicals.
PETERSBURG. October 81, 1867
Two ,,onulor mind Is Just nj This time in q
,.,-, or 50 much cirrNcsccnCc rs 10 preclude
ma pnS>ihilitv OF making up an interesting
$780, AM OF general subjects. The all. absorb.
;,r ionic j. politics and 4 thousand interests
.'-,,, ~ centre in the douCs oi tomorrow.
) A. the day Of election draws nigh. anxiety
,ra alarm are Nisihlv depicted on the counic-
nance OF every rejecting man. The fear that
,nr state IL about To hc handed over 10 the
-,,r~r,uCu; OF 50 desperate 4 class OF men rs
Iiuuuicuit and his followers. and that our fair
CITIES are 70 hc ruled Tor a time by pcorl" who
I'ayr scarcely the Hrst idea OF law and order.
!. auua!lluc in the extreme. The prospect OF
Gi,ii,r~ tnr colorrd vote. whether here or
elsewhere j. buy lii;l" hopeful. The blacks
.,rr hnund together by secret leagues, and II i
,,,orc ,nan ino>c who HAY" taken the Obligations
,,,nnsrd dare 10 do 10 disohcy them so far rs
~ yot. ANY other than The Radical ticket.
several cases have occurred gong To establish
thr ,iudiv;ivc"cSs with which every man OF
mis- color is pursued who does not bliudly
work in the traces Some time ago Il COorcd
,,1..,, reported 20 the Nayor Il violation Of the
sunday law in relation 10 drinking houses,
,he offender being 4 popular res taurant l. keeper
of IN, Marty. Tn" personal safety OF the in.
former - NtpItnLiN threatened Inat NJ
y.ls not oulv afraid 10 max" his appearance rs
, ,ri.rcss but was obliged TO flee The city.
and NJ The puhllc meeting OF The CouServa-
;iyrs A few nights ago not single colorcd man
in all that a>>cmhlaCr could he induced 10 &C
cont = place ON The committee appointed 10
submit nominations. Que of them did, indeed,
mir. INFO the commit icc- room, but when the
onirct was fully explained 10 him. he said il
Iy.tx more. than his l!ic was worth to lend his
influence ;huS publicly 10 the support OF 4
Conservative ticket.
In the face Of such extreme party tyranny,
what resource remains TO the whites but Il
system of couuteractiou? They have tried
couciliatioN. they have tried kindness i'll every
way, but II has fallen like water on 4 duck ;
back II the blacks axe determined 10 ignore
them. they can do nothing but ignore the
blacks. This may prcCipitat" collision oi
races, but i, IL IL 10 come, III" sooner the bet
ter. After III" language OF the northern cleo
lions II i lEpU>N Ibl" 10 come to The cOnclu.
sion thaI The propl" OF Ihat section will con
sent TO the "stahli> hm"nl of negro supremacy
over one third OF The States Of tn" tnion-anc
that particular section, TOO, which has contIi
butcd more than any other 10 The nationa
prosperity.
III" number Of colovcd persons dependent OF
III" various factories and other industries il
this city is very large Thatthc men who con
troll these industries should be willing L
Strnng then the arm already raised TO DIES iru'
their value would bc doing much more than
simply returning good for evil. 1t would II
bringing not only ruin on themselves, hutrul
on all 10 whom they have given employment
And men who have the means OF paying 10
whatever labor they may need VIII very nt
turally seek for that which Is friendly an
GUcilc instead OF that which l. hostile an
inpr1cticabl".
While ii is greatly TO be hoped that the cleo
tiou to. MORO" may pass OF III 4 quiet an
orderly manner, il need not b" Il natier q
arnaXemcut if there should l." some outhurst>
There i iuil1mmablc material enough 10 pro
uuCclt. If not held in check. The Mayor, b.
proclamation, has forbidden AL public demon
stra'IuNS, aud doubtless Il strong force viii j.
detailed 10 carry out his requirements. 1t !
much 10 h" hoped that all classes vii! see III
rrg>onabl"ne>s of rendering obedience TO III
civil law 1T such Il jmuctHrc.
A good many negroes are seen on the street
IhiS afternoon with haverSackS supposed 1
have inst arrived from The country, with III
intention OF casting their votes 10 morrow.
som" of til" strongest men OF the RtdIcl
party her" severed their connection with it
and viii vot" against Il Convention and 70
I'll" Cou>crya'iy" ticket. Mr.. Dyson, wL'
comes ont IN Il card this morning, was Il mem
be- of the Executive Committee, and Is III
reported writer of the address which was pub
l>Acd few weeks ago.