Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-18
Reconstruction by the Negro---A Wax
Of Races.
from the New York Herald.l

| e ROM bue NEW j oih Ae1a43'3
We are counting the fate of Hayti and Ja-
maica; for like elements, governed by the
same general forces, produce like results. This
rufe of nature is as irrevocabe as the law of
mineral capitalization. There is, however, a
certain radical power in the United States that
is ever willing to dispute fiat of nature, pro-
vidiug it encroaehes upon it's pet theories
One of these pet theories is the superiority ct
the negro race over the white. That such is
the real basis Of radical negroism is Very EVIL
dent. Were it not so, why do they boost the
negro up the tree of liberty instead of allow
ing him 10 climb it himself as the white man
has been forced to do? 1t is with the greatest
difficulty that the most int ligent OF our PEG,
pie can govern themselves. 1t it be conceded
| that four millions OF uneducated negroes, with
| brains undeveloped and even sterile, are cara-
| bic Of selt-government, then it must also &c
| acknowledged that if the remainder of the ma
| ton we're OF the same materlallt would make
| no difference to our republcanlsm, which
| would also be to grant that Hayti is repubi-
can Utopia. If, however, it is. argued that
the intelligent white population is thesalva-
! ton of our republlcaDism, and that We can
still exist under bad admixture OF ne-eighth
African, it is concession that we, to certain
! extent, vitiate the nation and voluntarily re-
cede ia civilization and the perfection OF gov
eminent which we seek. We submit the ques-
ton then. Is it craftsmanship in any century,
much more in this, to 90 backwards?
As we are directed now by the radical ele
ment, we photograph upon our present instl,,
tutions and on future history at least oDe-thrd
of the picture of Hayti In that unfortunate
country we have had nothing but war OF
races since it's discovery by Columbus: From
/ the negro emperor jacques l. in 1904, to the
present ruler Salnave, the Haytlen part OF the
island has presented even worse condition
than that which is presented in the long years
! of wholesale Spanish murders which made It's
horrors proverb How rapidly the country
marches 10 the primitive barbarism which is
| the delight Of the negro race is best shown by
the value Of the exports just previous to the
accession of Jacques compared with those
of day. At shat lime they reached the large
figure Of s27, 82S, 900. TO day hey are scarce
! ly SS,O00,000 .t>
But if Hayti exhibits sorry argument for
negro domination, what does Jamaica show?
Since the island was given up to negro rule It's
| march has been rapid from bad to worse, until
day one of the finest and formerly ore Of the
most productive of all the West India group
lies but wreck in negro hands All this has
| taken place in thirty-iuur year, .not"ithstand-
ing the efforts OF The Eng sh government TO
prevent it. And how OF 'Librril? Large
sums of money, Christian and missionary effort
Unlimited. have been used to little advantage.
The negro there forced into hot-house growth
and kept upon the plus side Of civilization by
constant white effort is still far down IN the
scale. He often runs eastward to his native
barbarism, and is only kept inside the bounds
Of the colony by large contributions to his vel
fare We dismiss Liberia IS mammoth
negro pOnr-house. .-..
But Liberia is nothing to the negro poor
house we are establishing in the whole South
ern half of the United States. We go into
bis negro asylum business as we 60 into every
Northern half Of the nation to earning money
to maintain the negro We make huge ap
Lroprialions for the benefit Of the negro. We
bury all material progress to cmbody all our
ideas in he progress of the negro. We take
! no time to egiSla.e upon our ruined C 'mmeTce
for We are ccupyiny every moment for the
negro We approach financial panic, lut
try to hide it by holding before it the negro
We reconstruct the South, not for the common
benefit of white aud black relative 70 he whole
nation, but entirely for the negro The radi-
Gals 90 40 far that-vlde Ben. Wadc-they say
! that we may have war of caste, and even
hound on the negro. We have gone negro
mad and the madness threatens to wind up
| by a war of races which, when 1t comes, will
sweep the negro out OF existence The nation
is not powerful enough with all It's vigor, to
stand under this negro load, We must shake
it off, or down we 20 to eleyel Of Hayti, San
Domingo aud Jamaica -.
A FATAL FAMILY AFFRAY-On Monday
last, at Blandvi!le, Kentucky, T. D. Campbell
shot and fatally wounded A. J. Warden and
also Wardeu's daughter, young lady about
eighteen Warden and Campbell are brothers
in law The cause of the trouble is supposed
to be the improper conduct Of Campbell to-
wards Warden family. Warden had threat
ened to kill Campbell. .a
They met just on the edge of the village,
when Campbell halted and ordered Warden
not to approach him. Warden kept approach
ing, and Campbell after backing about twenty
feet, fired revolver, hitting Warden in the
mouth. The ball was extracted from the back
part of the neck.
When Warden fell, his daughter came to
him, and taking her fathers pistol commenced
advancing upon Campbell. He warned her
rot to do so, and kept trying toget away. She
fired a. him, when be fred at her, cutting her
ear She soon followed and Campbell retreat
ed TWO hundred yards, when he, fired, hitting
her in the bowels, inAicting mortal wound
Campbell gave himself up and is now In jail.
There is no hope of either Of the wounded par
ties recovering. Campbell was formerly Sheriff
of that county. Warden is represent Circuit
Clerk ... =. .-...
We FIND the following in Judy, London
comic weekly: .....-.... ..-.-
f,I ond in1eoorouc affair is the reccnt scandal