The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-17

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of the HeAALu
Collisions In the stroces-Perfecs Equality
Observation-Disclosures Incondiaries
Aiming and DrilIing-Dasgers Ahead.
RzCmoxD, May IL. 1867
Disturbances such as occurred here on Thursday last
apparently become part Of the regular order Of
events in this city. Another occurred yesterday,
last night and still another A. N. to-day
The police found impossible e suppress the that
occurred last night, and the mAry called upon
Stones thrown and pistols fred Fortunately
killed, and murderous and terrible COL
fson Of Is deferred FOR Time How such collision
can be definitely avoided 1t is at present difficult TO
The unmstaksble tendency Of the that way
sndit seems TO be the actual purpose Of to
force the terrible crisis.
Al denssly packed assembage OF excitable negroes
Fxiday night radical orator held up the only
why the negroes should keep the peace-the only
why they should be moderate why they should
not give vent any fury they fetthe only for
this that Judge Underwood In the city. The
'grea and Industrious Underwood he called him. Un-
derwoods presence ought control them because their
violence would put the Judges life in peril The moral
Of the warning being that Underwood, in of riot.
woud be among the first men slain, and he would be
slain as the friend Of the negro The nggers. there
zsre. ere TO keep quiet while Underwood is
Asre, and because he ID here; but whom Under
wood II safely out Of range and when the
orator also safely Boston What thenp That moth
Ang might bs e in doubt this strategic speaker laid
down programme for that Then he said:-sfn
you want TO hold high carnival here you may Here
ia noble privilege extended BY Northern instructor
m assemblage Of ignorant sxcltabe violent men, whose
heads are already turned BY political turmoil ana
deas Of liberty and equality II fraternity. Had
only seen the above in Richmond paper might have
attributed 70 cxtravagant report but having been
present 70 note tho expression Of negro sentiment
General schoncld. having found Il necessary to pre-
vent exciting utierancss from southern white here
could not have overlooked this equally dangerous
from the other side, bns the civil authorities moved IN
tho matter very promptly. and The orator has promised
g leave The CITY 90 morrow And this in fact, YIN fur
enc negroes in public places II viii be shown to
shs deladed wrstces In al possible lights that this man
Va. driven away because ss ynpshssd ID, With ;as.
fore the Mayor Of hs city .o-mosrow on The charge Of
tendance Of blacks the OCCASION and perhaps nos
worse than that has yet occurred for every such
But !. not his orator snS that s q b. considered in
hooking u the danger Of the situation here. He
wall start a nre With There arc plenty OF matches;
and 70 consider thoss The myriad sparks
gives Their dangerous character TO sparks and matches
The negro mind has been growing up 70 tho case II u
speakers could NO. 50 e.s, s sIr hungry for vie
asnt denuncAon OF the former master and for promises
fsauay N which equality i sees not political Or civil
Indulge 10 the Iuxurou azy life that the white man led
In the pamy days OF the peculiar institution Il Is this
condition Of the negro mind whicn makes sentences
dangerous hero tina; would be merely hfaluin in poll
scal assemblies - the North. Sambo has no idea that
Hcves him to be very positive pathological specimen
He supposes people mean What they say: He has q
last believe that made for hip, and
tho least notion that it viii stop with having
merely given him nero formal Freedom He wants moro
come He ahead OF 70 party He listens speeches
bot he does not applaud all Lot the orator hint that
ssrc should Be msrsfu policy and such dssd .:
nutes Lot him touch on the nsEro's moro positive so
called rights, and there is change-aces glow, eye:
u ooce, as he generally does swcepng conhscation
act and tho applause comes in ysls that arc tsrrncay
Is natural enough for the ignorant poor % believe
that property s robbsry. and the andess VIII
sign Is that in our political system there are
msay who will make these votes the price Of pa
an accidental majority Nigh. result IL
very abrogation Of Law. Another omnous sign 10
that here the ciamorous poor arc made 70 believe thai
Gho North behind them, willing 10 sustain them to
any extent and ready TO collide with the other
race organising apparently with that view md q
possible arming. Every negro buys revolver
a. soon - he can get money enough, and gunsmth
here says that bu. for nggcr would close up
ios sP orssnsaton consans collision
nightly harangucs Of INSCRIPTIONS men, who promise
men, Of Is. posSss FOR Continued srsuauy hero
ssasas or Political Parties-The PassivIsts
and MISUNDERSTANDING OF Coiored sensi-
mens-Indimercace 20 Politics Or Ex-tsov.
ernor wise-Coursc Of Gevernor Pierpeint-
!: Meeting nj the African Church-Address Of
I mr.. Gibbons. Of Philadelphta.
RIcaxoSs, May ., 1857.
gradual awakening is taking place all state
10 the necessity Of adopting some course Of political
zion 10 secure the triumph Of and 70 coun
sersc, the radical influence which Is actively work.
building up step BY step, . strong republican party
The doctrine Of "passivisy" earnestly advocated by
the leading papers and politicians Of this State before
and even after the passage Of the Reconstruction bill.
has already lost more than half Of its support
era Those Who still adhere 70 the policy
or indifference 70 pubic Affairs are becoming
nsrvousy anxious - 20 the wisdom Of such
course and casting abo like mariners deprived Of
chart and compass for guiding night 70 arise and
point cut path action wherein their energies might
be usefuy and honoraby employed In forwarding the
interests this great towards the desired
end Of restoration The Unon Al the present momsns
parties and politics are In . most chaotic condition
throughout the state rns Disciples Of Calhoun and the
sturdy Jacksonian democrats who believed In the ndi-
visibility Of the Union mixed up In state Of inextr.
cable confession No tangible line Of dsmarkaton can b
drawn between what vhig and what was democrat,
and 70 looking around the political situation the only
parry with lines sharply defined and with crganixa-
son as once oompac, and effective he admitted 70
be the radical, o. black party led principally By
white men.
Alexandria Norfolk and Petersburg constitute the
stronghold Of this party the state al large 10 re-
csavins from these points ramacsou, Of nature that
Utn ultimately tend 70 an element In ths po,cs