The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-01

disturbance occurred. About q o'clock, as
the car was passing down Whitaker stree:
near Hroughton, q negro boarded the plat.
form and showed by two young men and
entered. He was ordered to leave, and, on
refusing to do 80, was "fanned of with q
boot" He yelled out, rs he nan of, "NeyeF
mind, sports, rve spotted you.o
As the s O'Clock car was passing the Ex-
change, on the return trip, somc scoundrel
threw two bottles at it, striking against the
side, and the silivcred glass flew inside.
Fortunately only a few persons were in the
car at the time and no injury resulted. The
driver, frightened by the noise, dropped his
reinS aud jumped off the car, and the horses
broke into a gallop. His nerves were settled,
however, by the time the car reached
Whitaker street, and he reassumcd his posi-
ton.
We are informed that the riotous negroes
who created the disturbance on Saturday
night have their headquarters in a negro
shop on Liberty street near Whitaker, and
remained in tina; vicinity to a late hour bius-
tering and threatening about what they were
going to do.
As we have said before, there Is no ,iHstif-
cation whatever in this conduct of the me-
| grocs, rs they will learn i'm the end that such
/ w ltiS tstt'ii iS~ulb ~ tuSh Wv IL
injury.
| We. however, dcprecite any action tend
ing to produce riot and bioods!led, where
the guilt, most frequently escape whilst the
innocent suffer. There are other means OF
thwar1ing this vile attempt of the Radicals
to cmbroil the city in trouble, and the more
thoughtful Of orr citizens can but OH reflcc-
ton divine what they are. The question, us
il stands at present, is altogether with the
railroad company they WI the cars and
possess certain chartered privileges. II they
| feel constrained 10 temporarily acquicScc III
this state of affairs and allow the negroes to
ride in any and every car the public have no
recourse. Individual eases of impudence or
Insult from these negroes can be resented by
the parties concerned in the most ctfcctual
manner.
Again. it is the general impression that the
better class of the colorcd people don't par
| ticipate in these proceedings nor favor them
in any degree. 1t would be well, then, to
obtain the names Of every one Of these nc.
croe<, which tan easily lie done, and have
| them published, in order that 1t may be
definitely known who. are seeking unncccs-
| >arilv TO folncnt strife by this attempt at en-
forcing social equality. Let our merchants.
business men. and citizens generally, refuse
t. give employment Oh III! KIM, nol even u
| days work. to any whose names shall appear
| on tlrt list. and il such he in employment,
discharge them 1T once.
II this were 4 case involving any rights Of
the negro il would he another question, but
it is simply ard uncquivocaIly 4 diabolical
effort upon the part Of Radicals to bolster
their sinking cause. Social equality doctrine
will never be recognized flr an instant by
the southern people. no matter what the con-
sequences. Just on the eve of the Presiden-
tiAl election, however, the greatest prudence
j. necessary upon our part to prevent any
interference from the present Federal Gov
rnmcnt. and none should realize this more
fully than those who consider that Mr..
GreclcN'S election i the sine qua non to our
political salvation,
The na!Nc> Of these diSorderly negroes can
IC preserved for future reference.