The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-19
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EDrroR 5oURrkE: I ssnd you herewith
an nsyextrDct from letter lately receixed
from q friend residihg In the Southern
| part OF Virginia, tll King it may be In
tatesting, as showing tishy how matters
are progressing III lb ba Old Dominion,
and the, views entertained of the present
political interests. The writer is q pen-
tleman of education ndwealth, and but
expresses the views and sentiments of; the
whole white community carpet -baggers
excepted. He says: -
For myself, 7 am laboring
and slaving away as usual; mot altogether
with as much annoyance as, last year, for
| have things better systematized.
Though have my reward in grand
wheat crop and in continually improving
plantations, yet L pay dear. price for it
all do not complain, and as new diff
culties present themselves I put forth
only the greater effort to overcome them
With my hands more than full am now
superintendent of this district, in the
conservative interest. organizing my lit
tie band OF white men to try and elect
Walker for Governor, instead Of Wells,
and also to expurgate the odious and
diabolical constitution which is to be
submitted to us on the 9th of July.
Both of our candidates for Governor are
Republicans "Tis sacrifice of feelings,
and almost OF self-respect, to vote for
either. 1t is choice of evils, however,
and to defeat Wells we vote for Walker,
and drop our choice. Withors. We are
IN great danger OF having negro supre-
macy in Virginia, and are struggling
avert the dire calamity of having carpet
baggers and negro officers. Congress
and the Executive of the United States
have done all in their power to strengthen
their hands, to create q war of the races,
to widen the breach already existing be-
tween the North and the South, ind to
drive us to separation. On the South
side of Virginia there is scarcely any
hope that we shall in our local elections
have any but carpet -baggers and negroes
in Office. THIS will be heavy blow to
oil our interests, and though I know in
the end white men must rule, it will re-
tard immigration, and, consequently,
our material interests.
We have, you see, severe ordeal to
pass through. It will in the end be the
worst thing for the negroes that could
happen. We have all the land--they
have the labor. To be prosperous, capi-
tai and labor must harmonize. If they
do not, one or the other must give way.
Capital can do without labor longer than
labor without capital; which will give
way it Is easy to see. The negroes will
be replaced by white laborers, and then
will come the dawn of our prosperity.
For myself, believing that present negro
supremacy is inevitable, am shaping
my plans to weather the storm rs best
may. 1 give now employment to about
forty negro men. hope, by giving up
the tobacco crop. and by the aid OF
sheep aad all of the improved labor-sav-
ing implements, to get along by-and-by
with about ten, and make more money.
Those ten want as far as possible to be
white, either reliable home whites or
skilled foreigners. may keep q few OF
my quietest and most reliable negro
hands. I have bought about 400 of pure
Merino sheep ut very reasonable price,
say 80 per head, said to he, the finest
flock in Virginin.
Letter 10 Ne,park Journal.