The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-17

them when they get the power wilscn must
| inevitably be theirs. Tho negroes avow
their desire to disable and disqualffy the
whites from all partieipatie,sin tho govern
mcnt. inexperienced and uneducated as
they are now, they claim the most RESPONSE
bic places in the government, and declare
their purpose to WELD the power which
they vet have not gotwit!i Che most ruthless
proscriptiveness and vindictiveness towards
the whites. What reason would there be
smongst the whites to pursue towards the
negroes any other policy thar that they now
pursue towards the whites ?ogi ,-aEH3 ss
Therefore there can be no hope for the
negro ina political strife with the white man
beyond the most temporary predominance.
The rejection to his disadvantage will be pro-
portioncd to the offensive, arrogant, and
reckless manner in which he deports himself
during that transient and cphemeral period.
And now word Of the WHITE ALLIES OF
TIE NEGRO who are leading him on to this
sad fate. If he listens to them he is free to
do SO; but what shall we think of. them:
What possible motive of honesty or human
i'y can prompt them thus to lead simple
and uniformed people to fate SO unfortu-
nate and go certain? We cannot imagine.
They not only bring upon the negro final
disaster by arraying him against the whites,
but they involve the country in disorder and
ruin during the strife for the mastery OF
races. They inauSurate INDUSTRIOUS con-
.dition of society. A division by color upon
al public questions; the letting loose of the
worst passions, which are utterly incompat-
iblc with peace, and order, and thrift.
These ALLIES know this; for they have
sense enough to see what is plain to every
body. .-
, Then what is there that impcls them In
work so perilous to their country? We
answer r. @@. t#
First. Personal yindictircncss for past
offences; and, ....... ...,.-... .,-. Pr.
Second. Unsuitable hunger for otiice-rn-
conquerable craving to live on the public,
to draw out of the public crib, to profit by
all available means Of glin in public office.
The first motive is one that can only actu-
ate base minds. No man of proper moral
sensibilities would imperil the peace of his
country and become traitor to his own
race to crafty a personal desire for revenge.
The second motive is one that is far too
common amongst men. 1t is bad enough
to be cursed by it, but far worse to attempt
to crafty it by corrupt means. However
strong the love of Office, if men seek to
crafty it by fairly submitting their claims to
the public election, they at least save them
selves from the charge Of cndcavoring to
obtain office by fraud. ~. .-
But the allies Of the negroes have no such
shield to protect them. They have proved
their nnwillingness to submit their claims
to this fair decision, and thus confessed
their unwillingness by Directing to the test.
They have further showed that they dreaded
the judgment Of their own race by endca-
yoring with the negro to disfranchisc and
ostracise that race in order that it might
have no power to pass judgment upon their
merits. Thus herdng with the illitcrate
and incompetent, they propose to pro-
scribe their own blood to escape con-
demnation which their acts confess for them
that they well-deserve. --.
Therefore, if this war thus melted will
result in the political defeat and prostra-
ton Of the negro, what will he the fate Of
the white evil-docrs who mislead him, who
are so vindictive and proscriptive towards
their own race, who show their readiness to
sacrifice the happiness and prosperity of
their country to the basest motives? 1t
would be hard to imagine n retribution
disproportioned to the cnormity of their
crime against society and their country.