The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-19


The Conservatives wakenimg-Oppe position 90
Negro Supremacy Determined Upon-Pros-
pecfs OF the Conscrvnttve s-Im Organs
ization Among the Africaus-Tkcir Candle
daSes-The Labor System-Tie Crops.
PETERSBURG, Va, Oct ID, 1867.
Like her sister, Richmond OF the seven hills Cock
AIDE city 10 agated by monerel description OF politics
Here tho new element vastly predomin ates, ana hcre
they control, or viii do under the radical programme
every matter pertaining TO the body polite. Notwiih-
standing, however, the great performance Of The radi.
cal ia ton and the ascondancy OF the Africans
Caucassans, determined effort will DO made
BY the whites 10 avert negro supremacy Petersburg
has always been noted FOR spirit OF progressveness and
Independence, veing with Richmond only in
mercai point Of but also all the leading ohaSac
eriscs Of Virgnans. Conservatism is making decided
Roadway, and should the Africanzing convention be-
como inevitable this city, at least win make effort to
represent seif conseryatvely in that mongre body.
The verdict in Ohio and Pennsylvania and other North
cru States has not been lost here and tho people have
wlh wonderful unanmity, resolved 10 STAKE OF that
apathy with which they have Long been
afflicted, having fos thor motto, IL we
viii not help ourselves, we cannot expect
others 10 do it.n They see r'arly thai spirit
is awakened at the North doleuce the hbsrtes OF
the white race, and, lkc true Americans the, have
manaIy resolved to aid BY every in their Inn
tod power.
In view Of ths desirable end The elections aaproash
that viii eonsign, them To African .daminasiju or
continued military ru,e--tho latter bein lar prefer
abie-a greater interest IL manifested IN political AFFAIRS.
aud moveasnt has boon inAgg to unue a subj.
cient body 10 dsseas the ultra radical canddaes for
the Convention, aud sscare tia. election II good
servasivs men whowiI resist African supremacy the
Old Dominion
The Workingmen's Union Association, whose plat.
form has previously lwhon formed been reported IN
the columns OF the HsLO has ssaed appeal to tho
citizens OF all classes to meet in
venuop tonight 10 nominate OF AMI
in1ence for the Constitutional Convention oppos-
lion 20 the radical nominations heretofore made This
ass, alton lie strong in numbers, and has amcns It's
members several OF the most respected citizens OF this
cy, who VIII endeayor to avert the Tradition that
rsdcalism would impose upon them The assccia-
tlon is republican, and such wlll command
larga portion Of the negro vote Their platform. u
will DO remembered eschewet politics, bat endorsed
liberal policy, with the undivided appreciation Of the
rcope here The city is emitted 10 Two candidates IN
the Constitutional conyeatoa, and Northern radical
named Plat, white, with nungre African known
Peter Morgan, have been put forward tue supremacy
candidates for this city. This African zed ticket is by
no means acceptable To the quiet and peaceable citizens
here view Of tho proscripve tendencies and HUNT.
cut prociives Of both the cdldatcs Indeed the Ain.
cans here seem 10 have been neglected in the way Of
head like the Great Mogul who could utter ncendiary
appeals and stir them up by iniianmatory Laraugues
against the people among whom they resided, and rom
whom they Obtain subsistence. Here they have only
been Y eiied by peran.bulatng angels and nnerans
Pariahs. who were forgotten WHOM they left and
thus they have not attained that perfect Organization
for which their brethren in Richmond have become so
noted.
The gentlemen spoken Of by the conservatives are
classes and upon whose integrity the people place the
greatest confidence both OF e3timabo character
and undoubted hdeiiiy and have heretofore occupied
positions OF trust IN which they credaby acquitted
themselves
The aptitude Of the negroes 10 negec; not only their
own interests but their employers also, and the FREE
qaency with WHICH they attend political meetings, tor
saing their work mater what stage il may be IN
how important that they should complete II has occa
soned good deal OF consultation here as to the best
mesns OF procuring reliable and suitable sub
stilue for their present labor but, 10 the
rtion
This Is one OF the results consequent upon the negro
mania Tor politics. but, apart from this consideration
the race is anything but disposed 10 industry ideness
theft and vagatondizing the pcculiartes OF the
negro from which it has boon found impossible to re-
deem him
Accounts from the south side state that the tobacco
crop has sustained two injuries from FROST
On the night OF the 3oth ut nearly all that fla. lands
WAS destroyed and The crop In bgn places bad injured
severe hail storm visited the eection the Sd,
causing great damage tearing and inurne such
Of the crops As had not been burned considerable
extent