The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special telegram to the Daily Dispatch.
Editor OF Lynchburg Republican Attacked |,
the Street and Shot-He II Badly Wounded
C0uSR of the Di0lcultv

cPeoiai teieRrhm 70 the Daily Dispatch.
Editor OF LynchburR Republican Attacked i'm
the Street and Shot-He II Badly Wounded
Cause OF the Difficulty.
LYScHBURo, June l7.-Major r. II. Glass,
Senior, editor Of the Republican of this city,
was attacked and shot this morning about IL
O'Clock on Market street, near the Masonic
Hall, by two young men named Robert and
David Booker, sons of David E. Booker.
The parties met a few seconds before, and
some words passed between them. After Ma
Jor Glass left and had proceeded about thirty
steps, he was fired on, receiving bullet in the
lett eye, entirely destroying its sight. 1t is
hoped that he is not otherwise seriously in.
iured.
The affair has caused great excitement here,
ana the attack is almost universally condemn
ed The difficulty grew out of the following
article which appeared in the editorial CO.
iumns OF the Republican on yesterday morn
ing:
Our colored friends have been treated with
great contempt by the late Bolts and Pier
point caucus in Richmond. OF all the dele
gates named in Lynchburg not one is negro
helso, Garland, Averett, Perkins, and all the
leading members of the colored fraternity, are
left out in the cold to make place for the repu-
table Alderman and a half dozen Of amable
deserters, who, during the war, ran away in
order that they might live TO run another day.
Alas, Keso. Alas Ayerett Poor Garland :;
poor Perkins
"This however is only fair sample of
the way the negroes are to be treated by this
boosted Radical party. They are to be used
as cats paws to pull the hot chestnuts out of
the fire for few white men. Bolts and Pier
point, and Alderman, and Booker are 10 get
all the honors and fat offices, while Garland,
and kelso, and Perkins are to do the hard
work of the party, and get nothing but
thanks! This is an admirable arrangement,
and our colored friends will no doubt appreci-
ate IL most highly. Not negro is appointed
TO the convention from Bedford, Campbell,
Amherst, or any Of the surrounding counties.
A few will no doubt be sent down hereafter,
as a tub TO the whale, but not one of them will
get any of the Offices There are just about as
many offices TO bestow, as there are loyal
white men to receive them. Hence the ne
groes will have to wait, in patience, for the
good time
This we consider base ingrattude to our
cOlored friends. Not one Of these white dele
gates shouldered his musket for the old flag ,
during the war. Some of them deserted the
Confederate flag, but not one fought on the
other side. Mr.. David T.. Booker was rant
ing war man during the war, and boosted how
much he did for the cause and how much to-
bacco he sent TO the gallant Confederates. He
has now taken the iron clad as the recipient
of q fat Federal Office and lives on lamb and
peas every day. Bully for our ancient Demo-
cratic friend Booker Our estimable post
master took care TO keep ont of the reach of
the accursed Yankees during the war by NOV
ing from Eastern Virginia to Lynchburg to pro-
vent Mcclellan or Grant from catching him.
He has now taken the iron clad, dimes on the
American eagle every day, and luxuriates in a
fat office Bully for the astute Doctor who
always loved the old flag. Alderman held
some good Office after the surrender but lost it
by some accident He is now ready for an
other. But Kelso Garland, Averettt, and all
the leading negroes, who were false to no.
body, nor either section-who never sent any
tobacco TO the rebels or joined the home guard
or run away from the Federal fag-are left
out in the cold TO keep music TO their most
| loyal white friends! Well, as Sir Peter
TeaZle would say, this is a damned rascally
| world, and the fewer people we praise in II
| the better. "