Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-02-13
Shenandoah Herald
WOODS TOOK, VA.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1868.
H The radical nrooramme for Afr;.

Eg- The radical programme for Afri-
canizing Virginia is beginning to be de.
vsloped by the discussions in the body
claiming to be constitutional Convention.
A proposition to empower the Legislature
to provide for the immigration of white
people into the State from foreign countries
was the immediate occasion of the discus
sion. The irrepressible negro member,
Dr." Bayne, was opposed to tue PROPOSE
ton, he said, because it would .'bring
SIGH as the Yankees, who come here only
when they can make money" He didn't
want his money propriated to bring the
scape goats Of furrin parts to put down
poor men,
Mr.. .Hunnicuttwhose lights beginning
to wane hefnre the efiugence of that OF
the sable manhood" who is so successful
ly eoutending for the leadership of the rad
ical party. is more prudcntn the express
sion Of his views upon this important sub
ject. He said he wanted no European
paupers, bat would like for the Legsla-
ture to invite immigrants of capital and
brains"
Mr.. Morrissey, a "whte gentleman OBJ
color" thought that 1.-The proposition to
authorize the Legislature to encourage i'm.
migration was intended TO put down color
ed men, and he therefore opposed it.
Lindsey, blood and thunder negro, said
he. would mot vote for proposition to
take the bread out Of his mouth, Of which
be had been deprived for $50 years"
After some further discussion. in which
both radicals and Conservatives participa-
ted, with regard to a probable war Of
races, should the radicals consummate their
schemes, the section was adopted by vote
of 81 to SO. The section gives the Gene
raj Assembly the power to establish bu-
reaus Of agriculture and immigration if it
think proper TO do SO.
Even if this section should be fnally
adopted as part of the Constitution it
will be practically imperative so long as the
negroes and their white allies shall have
the control of the Legislature. They will
go further; they will prevent the immigra-
ton of white people. if possible, in order
that they may retain the supremacy.
% The objcc6of tile Virginia Immigration
Society, which seeks the fostering aid Of
the Legislature is not as the opponents
Of tie scheme seem TO think, to bring into
our midst swarm Of white paupers to
take the pnces of the thousands Of negro
paupers who derive their chief subsistence
from the Freedlnen's Bureau-this would
but add TO our present embarrassed and
oppressed condition-but 10 hold cut in-
ducemente to white men whether Of Amer
lean or foreign birth, who have capital,
enterprise and education, to come into our
midst and occupy our uncultlyatcd lands
open our rich iron, copper and lead mines,
and erect furnaces. mills and factories up
on our water courses Such a pop
ulation will increase the demand for thou
sands Of laborers, and the negroes wrnhaye
an equal chance for obtaining good situa-
tons Nitil the. white laborers,s provided
they will agree 70 abardon the nsohstrous
idea of governing the whites. IF the ne
groes persist in their efforts to control our
political matters and to Gil our legislative
halls, they may rest assured that white
men will soon eli their places, and we shall
. indeed have a war of races-a war t at
mus end. and cannot but end. in the en-
tire overthrow of the schemes of the negro
race and its unprincipfed white allies for
the supremacy over the white population
1t is true, some of the more intelligent
and sensible among the radical members
deny that they have any intention of pro-
ducing war Of races by their unwise le-
gislation. They say they only wish to Sc
cure to themselves equal rights and privi-
leges with The whites. To Go this, they
'must enter the political arena. hold office,
make laws, and so on. Do not these SIM
pletons see that just at this, point the war
begins? Cannot they understand that such
contest between irreeoncible and hostile
clements means war-it may be bloodiess,
!. but none the less war "a war that must
60 on, waxing warmer and warmer until
one. or the other shall be eyerthrown p
But we need not consume more space in
the discussion of so self-eqident PROPOSE
ton The negroes and their white sedu-
GERS cannot establish permanent suprem-
acy in Virginia. 81
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