Evening star., 1867-05-17
GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.


GROSS MISREPRESENTATION o..
We respectfully submit to the New York
Times that 1t is, doubtless unwithngly, dong
initiate mischief in the way of scattering bread
cast most mendacious untruths concerning
alleged occurrences in Richmond, from the
pen Of some correspondent in that city, who
writes palpabiy with the aninus OF an unre-
pentant and unreconstructed rebel. Worse
han that, if possible; the Times, placing con .
fdenee in his stories, is basing it's current po-
sition on public affairs on them; putting forth
articles relative to the condnct of the Southern
blacks rarely finding their way into journals
lees devoted to secession and the rebellion than
the National InteHigencer.. The Times Rich
nond correspondent wrote few days since q
letter signaI1y abusive of the grand jury OF the
United States court now in session at Rich.
monG accusing the six colored members
thereof OF taking up their whole time in de-
Iiyerlng harangues in favor Of confiscation
dc.&c. Now,we have to say that, having been
the day before yesterday in Richmond, we as
certained that there is not single truthful allie.
CATION in the Time letter in question-not one.
No such con yersatiou as it represents Mr. Bolts
to have had with the colored grand jurors took
place, nor had either OF the latter made any
speech whatever on any subject or O question: in
lAs
in all the time they have been in session, had
not uttered altogether hundred words, even
lncidently. We may add that five OF the six
coiored grand jurymen are notoriously oppo.
sed to confiscation, and also that we have not
heard what the sentiments OF the sixth one are
on that point Every rebel paper in Richmond
copies this false statement with gusto. of
course, and they all make il the basis OF fur.
iher false charges and alarming prognostica.
tions, designed to justify them in getting up
the reign of terror throughout the South, thew
are bent on generating to the end Of frightening
NortherA public speakers from their new
work OF appealing face to face to the laboring
masses OF the South, white and black, to sup
port the emily political organization OF the
country that represents the cause of progress
IN the matters of popular education, security
and increase OF popular rights, aud industrial
progress and general financial Improvement
In keeping with these atrocIous mista,e.
meats OF the Times Richmond correspondence,
are the accounts Of the recent disturbances be-
tween whites and negroes that transpIred ia
Richmond which some OF the papers OF that
city and the o-rebel Richmond sorrespon-
dents OF sundry Northern papers are scatter
Ing broadcast In both these cases the origi
nal aggressors were, undoubtedly, white men
In the case OF the row at the trial between the
"ilmington (Del.) and Richmond engines, the
INST blow struck was by white man, who
knocked down q negro for huzzaing over the
victory of the engine that threw the far.hest.
The blow became fight between the parties:
a policeman interfered arrested the asssailed
negro. but not his white assailant By.stand-
ing negroes, who knew that he had been the
assailed, rescued him, and in the melee the
police, who got the worst OF it. very discreet.
cd frnp ,hafr
ing over to the military the duty of stopping
The row (Which was not Of Importance enough
TO be dubbed riot and arrestlns the negroes
VINO were drawn into it. In the other case the
trouble grew out Of the conduct Of a gang of
" hite rOwdIes who forced their way into a
room occupied by negro dancing party and
assaulted the men and women. They were
driven out. In the course of tha. trouble the
police interfered against the negroes, or the lat
Ter would not have resented their interference.
n this row the military were also called ON
to interfere. and did SO successfully Neither
became what may De fairly termed riot both
having been such rows as almost nightly oc.
cur In American cities where 70 wdyism is ram
pant after nightfail. But for the so common
mistake Of the police in arresting the assailed
instead or the assailants, these Richmond
rows would have amounted to nothing As i,
ESdmfner and Times to renew their old game
OF bluster and bravado-of sin cendlarism',-
such as they were in old times wont to direct
against Northern whites. In this case it is
directed against the Southern blacks and all
whites who advise them to vote independent
iy OF rebel dtctation. The papers we name
above, backed by the New York Times, we re-
gIsi to say, are proclaimlng .swar OF races
falsely charging the Southern blacks with be.
ing disposed To initiate such a state Of things
The meaning of all their s.bosh" upon that
point Is simply as follows. Viz: they seek to
force the negroes 10 vote for their candidates,
measures and views, and are denouncing
everything likely 10 initiate against the sue i
cess Of their purpose, as tending to
''inaugurate war OF races" All the curren-
speeches and speakers they do not like, they
pronounce "incendiary."- Thus they so dub
Senator Wilson and Representative Kelly, and
the speeches Of those gentlemen. We have
not yet seen Southern speech Of Judge Kel-
ly, but have been fortunate enough to find
and read all those delivered by Senator VIII
son on his present tour. More sta,esm an. like,
moderate, sensible and patriotic popular ha.
rangues than his have bee n, one and all, were
never before addressed TO American audiences.
] his will be the universal Nor shern judgment
apon them. They are being furiousfy de.
nounced by the Rich mond rebel papers and
others Of like sentiments as being ..lncendi.
ary." &c, and the several commanders OF the
several military districts are being fooiishly
appealed TO, to put stop to the labors OF
Northern POLITICAL speakers in the South,
TO prevent q ''war Of races sc. All this
means that Meesrs.s Wilson and KeiIv.
and many other Rep publican. party orators, are
beginning to reach the understanding of thu
laborlng whites as well as OF the blacks O, the
South, and are rapidly generating the dreaded
formidable Republican party organization
throughout the South. The Ezamiaer and
Times ct al, go for preventin it at the cost and
bszsid OF another abortive civil war. They
are urging their nLthinking readers to begin
the "war OF races" by falsely charging that
purpose The black and white Republicans
OF the South. , .. -,r a-s s..- 50
THH JUDICIARY CoMMITrER.-General Bur-.
ton, commandment at Fortress Monroe, and late
custodian Of JefTeis son Davis, Is now in this
city. and was examined by the Judiciary Com.
mittes yesterday. District Attorney Chandler.
OF Virginia, is also here, and will be before the
Committee. 81. .F't-.sF,' f ~. =|.-a.st - 8
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