The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-27
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meet other Democrats for CONSULTATION 'aha
to examine INTO The condition. OF atf'is, 30
rs to be able to form an opinion 81 tiir
strength e Of tfit elcificiits Of the nppos!tloh
WITH whom 'Eeswere probably to. be afi'eu.
The ,natcfial Of the Convention 'did MOI
impress me as representing any great poppy
Lar sentiment, aud / failed ID receive Inc
assurance hat it did from any source "ii:it-
ever. was satisfied that the meeting was
rather the gathering of personal OF ioca'
discoutenta. Therefore the action OF Inc
Convention does not satisfy me "a having
the elements of strength from the Cohven-
tion itself. Whatever force the nominations
acquire must be from the men named, ana
mt from the men who named them. Inc
South will accept Greeley, and will mol tole-
rate any separate Democratic nomination
that il. we are united. on Greeley, anu Wlif
be hopeleSsly divided on j separate n"ln:-
nation at Baltimore. We have suffered slN
wears of peace, more devastating than hVc
years of war, aud IRE must hacc change o.
aorerau,eut. We cannot stand four years
more. Social order will diSinte@late, IL
property has already been destroyed by the
plunderng and thieving of Federal agents
The Federal laws are framed for our opprcs-
sion and su!jusa!ion, until orr lives are
held at the will Of an Instructed judge anu
= packcd jury under the kukluN laws:
,ur liberties in the hands of Federal Subor-
1inatcs by suspension Of the hd5eds corpus.
and our property utterly destroyed by taxes.
I'm many counties of South Carolina not Il
plough has run fllrrow this spring. Tie
whole white (male) adult population are IN
prison, or are fugitives from the raids of the
Federal soldiery, directed by spies anu IN
formers. The taxes on property are greater
than the annual value, and the householder
NAYS more taxes to the State than yo1Il'
Deople do rent to their landlords. have
known instances of n.en hauled hundred ::
of miles to answer charges Of kukluN, and
their families and friends obliged TO travel
TO the place of trial on foot, to defend them
bv their testimony. and then be discharged
brci,,st. there WAS no evidence on which TO
found an Indictment Under the acts OF
Congress, passed to protect the rights OF M@
neQ'o alone, the courts may appoint COM
missioners at every voting place III TIE
South, the marshals may appoint deputy
marshals to every commissioner, and OIL
cleciion-day each commissioner may issue
his warrant TO each deputy marshal. COM
handing him to arrest every judge OF cleo
ton at once and bring HIM forthwith to trial
for some alleged injury to II neSr"'S vote!
have seen Judge arrested by this process
on elcition-tiay and taken of for trial. You
have no such law in Frederick county, tor
YOU cannot find men there base enough 50
to prostitute IL but in the South loyalty has
long been tho syncnymc of larceny, and
either tendency is considered sufficient
and sole qualification for Office. We cannot
stand This state of things any longer, and
we mean to get rid OF them in some way.
Greeley will do for us. First-iliS election
will break up the Radical party. Second
He is kindly disposed, and while full OF
erratir notions, has always been clear in his
appreciation of the high craftsmanship Of
treating brave and spirited people like
men OF honor. 'sIfope TO see The day,' said
he in speech in Mississippi more than
year ago, 'uIen all citizens Of the Union,
North as ,reH as South, arU feel an sqrGi
pride in the military genius and renc,rn ~
R0jeri E. Lee and M0HeraH Jackson. This
sentiment is The very tombstone of the only
possible reconciliation. Each side acknow
lodging, and, il you choose, admiring, the
genius and gallantry of their adveI'SirieS as
we'll as their comrades, we will leave to his
tory to pronounce her award. Mr.. Grrelcy's
other views may dicr from ours: hut when
one is being chOked TO death by robbers he
does not inquire if the rescuiD@ policeman is
for Free Trade or Protection, or whether he
was Bank man or Hard Currency one. We
want the robbers OF; after we get ollr brrntl,
we will somewhat talk about principles. The
South at present has no politics. Wearc way
beyond that We have got back to the princi-
plrs of Mama Chdrid. Wedemand personal
liberty and security Of life and properly.
Our concern is with the practice Of the Gov
eminent. We have changed our minds Us +,
slavery, and the war convinced nliIIy OF Us
that it was source of national weakness. no.
of strength. We are rapidly coming to the
conclusion that its abolition was udvan-
tageous to the white race. while we are Of
the same opinion rs to the lack Of patriotism,
philanthropy, and wisdom in the manner
in which emancipation was carried out, and
an immense majority Of southern people,
believe, would absolutely refuse to see it re-
established in any manner. We intend to
protect the negro, because he is weaker and
helpless and Virginia, now controlled by
her. native population, has done more
Tor thu education OF the negro than all
the negro clrpct-bag- States put
together. In Il few years the negro
vote will be controlled by CIR own peo-
pie, and they will refuse to give ii up, be-
cause it is source of political power. In
ten years New England will howl against
negro suffrage, and the South will insist on
preserving il everywhere over the whole
country. We will do our duty as Christians
in amclioruting the condition and aiding in
the development OF the negro lace-and we
shall do this is SupeitOrS-Supci20rS 10y two
thousand years of advancing civilization,
and by ten centuries Of liberty, and by two
hundred years Of cll-goycrnmcnt--supe
by education, knowledge, and developed will
and intellect, and not by catering to de-
moraiizing and tnphlosophical theories OF
equality, socially or intellectually. Thus we
shall organize well-ordered society, where
every man shall be equal before the law,
and every one can also enjoy to the fullest
extent the exercise Of those faculties which
God and the education OF generations
have given him. | say, then, we have no
politics in the sense OF party affiliations.
We must start from the bottom, and gel
back our birthrlght, nov toFcibly withheld,
of life, liberty, and prosperity, and, as the
primary and first security for them, The right
and exercise of local SELF -gore1nn,ent. l hope
our old Democratic friends will join us in
this effort to use this Greeley club TO smash
the Radical machine with. We can give
Greeley 120 votes, and only require 60 votes
from the North OF West to elect him. Ii the
Democracy viii give him \ hearty support,
his chances are tirst-rate. 4 separate Demo-
cratic nomination means u divided South, IN
utterly overwhelming Radical North, and
anarchy at the end of four years more of mill
tary rule. sincerely think it is more than
1olly--it is criminal to countenancc such Il
thing. Unite on Greeley, and ,pe elect him,
and the Democracy gets the control OF Con-
gross. Divide our vote, and Grant will get,
every State except, possibly, one or two. l