The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-10
The Negro Bayne-Cruel Outrage.

We have not failed to present, in as gra
phic manner as possible, the absurdity of
eievating negroes to office, and the great
injury done to the public welfare and ma
tional fame by degrading the public coun-
ellis with this new constituent element. But
we have no unkind feelings toward the
hapless class so lately made voters to their
serious disadvantage.
Yet there have been here amongst US
strangers without character, utterly selfish
and unscrupulous, who have steadily in
famed the minds Of these poor blacks with
every extravagant notion they could invent,
telling them that they were even better
than the white "rebels," and that they
were, as loyal citizens" entitled to every
thing-not only to vote and hold Office, but
absolutely to possess the lands of their old
masters, and rule the whites amongst whom
they were born and raised
In their simple hearts, confiding in the
stories of these deceivers, the poor negroes
left those they knew, who were their only
true friends, and went after these new and
false lights. Thus the adventures and
carpet-baggers got into Office upon the
shoulders of the negro. In time the negroes
began to look after their share of the emolu-
| nents of office as well as the privileges
q, ut belonged to all "loyal" people with
o,, 'istinction of color, as they had been
torobt :, , believe. But they discovered that
whom i ca,, ne to the higher and more lucra
five ofices-s,uch as congressman with
s1o 600 for two years--they were thrust
ont in the cold. Tn ere was one, however,
who determined not 80 to DE thrust out, and
he rebelled against the corrupt and packed
capcns which nominated Mr.. CHANDLER,
the trickster who holds the office of United
States District Attorney.
DIR. BAYSE had no idea of the perils he
was encountering. The prize of $4,000
was 60 tempting to the limberIjointed at
torney that he determined to leave nothing
undone 70 defeat BAYNE, who had up to the
time he came out in opposition to CHAND-
LER q universal popularity in the district
amongst his own race. CHASDLEE>s ennis
saries Immediately went to work. FLATT,
the Vermonter in Petersburg, poisoned the
minds of the negroes there. PORTER was
busy in the same work here, and others
were equally active in other quarters.
BAyNE soon met enemies whenever ne left
Norfolk. In Petersburg, without provoca-
ton on his part or explanation on the part
Of his assailants, he has been attacked and
beaten, and would have been killed but for
the timely interpretation OF white Virgin
ians-policemen and others.
Yesterday we chronicled bAYSE's third
narrow escape in Petersburg; and this
morning we have to state that ne was most
cruelty beaten at City Point and kick "a down
the long stairway that leads from the war;
to the top of the bluff. He wentthere to ad-
dress the uoters; but was set upon by some
detestable wretches of white carpet-baggers
and mob Of negroes and was badly
beaten. Again his life was saved by the
timely Intervention Of some white W.T.
ginians, who got him secreted until the
morning boat was passing, when he was put
on board and sent to Norfolk.
We have given thus much space to this
notice Of the brutal treatment of poor
BArNE because it is an outrage of nature
that goes far beyond him in its bearing on
the community. He is first deluded by the
depraved whites, and when he aspires to
place that they have taught him he is as
much entitled to as any man, he is set upon
and beaten by bis own people, egged on by
the agents Of man who holds high office
in the Federal Government 1t is mon
strous. Words cannot describe the yillainy