The national Republican., 1869-06-14
THE RonANCEs or A "wonLD ,


"McK,," Washington correspondent Of
tho Now York World, entering to tho taste
of lts patrons, furnished two column letter
on Wednesday morning last, under the head
lines, "The Washington Riot--PartlaI Devel-
opmcnt Of the Great Radical Plot Against
Democracy-Yive Thousand White Votes
Destroyed-Negro Barbarism and lis Power
at the Capitol OF the United states "A Ter.
rible Future Promised" &c., &c,
Tho first paragraph, by way Of introduc-
tory, sums up briefly fsw MINISTERIAL facts,
ending however with deliberate falsehood.
We noxt have the statement that nearly Eve
thousand whito registered voters were intim-
dated by tho negro gangs who held possess
sion Of the precincts all day. Another false
hood. How i've thousand Conservative Dem
ocratic citizens managed to vote ut all on
Monday last, would be, according 10 "McK.," !"
an inexplicable mystery. II the registered
citizens Of Washington preferred TO remain
away, II was certainly not from any fear Of
troublei aud we have yet 10 learn that any
white man was moleSted. II Is shame that
the Citizens party Of Washington should be
maligned In this manner. That its opponents
expressed themselves plainly, Is not strange,
but for ono half of the party To be accused Of
cowardice, by their own historian, eIcites our
sympathy, aud We gladly defend them from
such an unjust charge.
This correspondent, familiar with the
draft and election riots In New York, has
tyopdorGtlly ,ia o,ia rizcd nan ,nioturea Of
scnes familiar to the lovers Of Democratic
literature. Ho also informs US that Wash
ington city has q population Of 150, 900 souls;
OF these, 10000 arc black, and 10000 carpet
baggers; and oil these arc virile voters. Let
US add TO this number the 5000 Conservative
citizens who voted, and also tho intimldated
5000, and We have a grand voting popula-
tlon of 10000 men. The result Of the cleo
tion showed that few over 10000 votes
were cast for Mr.. Boswell. VIII "McK."
inform the World who inundated the 70, 900
that did not vote And who Ia 'McK.'s"
census committeel Not only does he give
the population in round plumbers, but math-
emalcally designates their social status In
this community.
The 'Tsland"is the devoted part Of Wash
lngton where the three score thousand blacks
find an abiding place. From being the Sew
enth ward 1t has become the seventh wonder
Of the "World."
A man having such iIsyely Imagination
as "McK." has certainly right TO be num-
bered among tho carpet-baggers. The genial
warmth OF southern cline never could
have ripcned such genius as this wonder
full manipulation of facts proves himself to be.
But he comes from New York where they do
things on big scale.
The ''Ethiopia" OF Washington-the Is
land-the Liberian colonists that dwell just
over the canal and this side Of the Potomac
this wonderful black spot on tho map Of
the capital, is sub-divided, according to
"McK.," into "Murder Bay" "Frederlek-
town." "Howardtown," and "Uniontown,"
and is within the corporate limits OF the
city. Alas! for "Murder Bay" Tho CORE
spondent tells US, not in so many words, but
in fact that he had recently read the adven-
lures Of DR.. Livingston, and under the In
splration of the work, went on tour OF OBJ
servation through this delectable part Of the
corporation. The morals Of the adyenturer,
at least as far as his acquaintance with
Washington can be inferred, must be very
good, or he never would have located "Mur-
der Bay" in that part of tho city. However,
he tel US that he took many walks, in the
day time of course, and little further on
he says, even Sin the day time q man risks
his life to go there Alone" by which we
conclude that "McK." Is not only genius
but brave man, and even risked his life
many times to get hold Of facts.
But We pass on. He ISLANDERS his friends,
lies about his enemies, changes the boundary
of the city, increases our voting population,
and finally takes in strangers in the follow.
ing language:
"when strangers come to the city they ar,
carefully warned by hotel clerks, by citizens
side Of the canal. They do not venture, Al
least many OF them. The records, however, ol
the hotels since 1865 contain the names Of
ousiy dissppeared-not to eysde board bills
for they have left abundant baggage Of value
behind them and have been lost generallv on
the very hrst evening OF their arrivals. At Ia
known that they have set out for walk by
themselves and have never come back. Not
by direct evidence, but bv Irresistible eireum
strangers have unwlGtingly ventured into the
negro quarters and have been there killed fol
what was on them and their bodies put out ol
sight. The Potomac on one side, and the cana
whereof long neglect has made the mud ten
and twelve feet deep in parts-on the other
both afford easy and undiscoyerable meant
whereby the victims can be and have beer
buried out Of sight. These men have never
turned up. By the very simplicity and brew
ity OF the means employed 70 rob and mlrdel
rate slaughter which leaves trace behint
that leads to conviction. For negro, sur
rounded by other negroes who have no regart
for human life and who are keenly appreciAblt
of a division OF the spoils, to mash out tht
brains of q white man, to rob him to the skin
and to throw his naked body into swift river
subsequently placating his confederates or hi
witnesses, vita part OF the gains. 10 the easi
est thing in the world to do, yet the hardes
two hundred and more OF these murders have
within four years been committed by the Iowa
black Republicans Of Warrington city; Ih'
Rogers murder In New York was q simple
open affair, begun on the sidewalk, finished IL
adOorway, anu all in broad daylight on pub
lie street, yet it has not been found out
These frequent murders by negroes In Wash
ingt IN city secure their perpetrators from de
lection by the Audacious simplicity Of thei
commission"
In four years 200 murders, on au avcrag
one every week. In reply to this we quot
the following from the Star of Saturday:
WARRINGTON, d. O., June II, lsoo.-Edito
Of the Star; In this evenings issue Of you
paper / notice several extracts from publici
tion Of one OF the Worlds Washington corr,
spOndents. Being n hotel keeper the artiel
on hotels Of course interests me, and wi
make the following proposition to the editor
Of the World, that 10: propose to turn owe
to them all that valuable baggage now In m
hands left by guests mysteriously disappearet
at 90 per cent, discount on the bills left unpait
This ls bargain, especially to one so we
posted as this correspondent Of the World
and hope to have favorable answer throug
your valuable paper. may further say thai
also hold baggage OF guests alive to all bu
dead to me, who walk about the streets OF thi
city and New York, which ! propose to throw
In the bargain. Yours, &c,
OSB or THE HOTEL KEEPERs.
And how long has "McK." been residen
Of Washington How long has he bee
numbered among the reliable correspondents
the industrious news gathcrers at the M
tional capital, and never knew before of thes
awful murdersi Since when did you com
totown "McK.2"
The Star, commenting on this portion ,