The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-22
6 A Painful Picture

The New York Tribune is srieved thas,in
South Carolina one man hopes to be elected
20 the Uuitea States senate by "the race
presrdfces of his compatrloss" (negroes) ano
others expect TO triumph by bribery. "T Thu
*s a melancholy picture to contemplate
sars the Tribune. Indeed 1t is; bat no"
could we expect any other picture out oftht
state Of things existing in South Carolina
The negroes, all incompetent and unedu
Gated. are suddenly elevated to equality o
political rights with the educated ane
superior white man. The negro knows tha
he must stand by his color; as the white msf
certainly win not vote for the negro
4. better reason were not at hano
because Of his color. As the negro reason
ing thus inclines to make question Q? race
where he has the power, what to the white
man Is the most ready way Of meeting him
and beating him9 Why, bribery. Thus we
have tie whole question. The constituent
body being degraded, the means of govern
Ing it must be degraded also. Melancholy
picturon though 1t be, we have beheld il
here in the South, in aud out Of the LeSisla-
tnrcs, portrayed in manner so cool ana
shameless TINT at first the community was
shocked. But now nobody cares about 1t.
This degradation OF tho constituent body
aud its consequences well sustain the wisdom
acd forecast of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, who al
ways commended that when the negro was set
free he must be deportcd and colonized
somewhere. He foresaw the hostility OF
race that was irrepressible, and that 1t would
maze It impossible for white and black to
live in terms OF peace in the same commu'
My upon footing Of equality.
This paper in 1866 reproduced the remark
able OPTIONS Of Mr.. LINCOLN uttered in the
full Of '63 or the spring of ga to a delegation
OF pegroee who called to thank him for email
clpation. lie told them they could not live
with the white man upon footing Of equal
ity With him, and that it was necessary for
their peace. rs well as that Of the white man,
that they should have land and boundaries
o. their own. where they could manage their
sAllrsa( their own fashion, and that it was
1he duty of the Government to provide them
with territory in which they could thus set
I'D for themselves. The declaration was bold,
and it was wise. 1t would have met the gen.
eral approval had not the African race ex-
istcd in such large numbers. Their numbers
were counted by the politician, and he deter
mined that he must have their totes at the
polls. Had the number been few, however,
the Indian policy would have been pursued
towards him, and he would have been sent
out from amongst the whites. -.
We yesterday published Mr.. GIDEON
ETELLs's statement Of the views Of Dir. LIN
COIN, (ieciarcdiu his Cabinet, which were pre-.
e!sey thc same with those expressed IN bis
s:etcl TO the negroes. Never were there wiser
ormore correct opinions, as this country will
assuredly discover. Weconcur heartily with
TIC Wing in the remark that it is q cause for
everlasting regret that Dir. LINCOLN persisted
before le completed the revolution of the
abolition OF slavery according to his ideas.
Where on earth are there superior and in-
faIig? races living together under the game
Government upon footing of equality III
harmony Gnd contcntment! Where they
are In the bosom Of the same community
they were brought together by the introduce
ton OF the interior race as slaves; or by in
vusi5n and conquest Of the inferior race, who
were put under restraints, and not allowed
equality with the superior.
Such is the iIdomitable nature of the hes
til!iy Of races that even mulattoes are not
tolerated by the thoroushbreds, and even
slight distinctions between families Of the
same race--as the English and tho Irish
ere made the ground of irreconcilable hatred
md oppression by the stronger. Look at
Hayti. There the poor mulattoes are com
paratively weak, and the blacks drive them
OH to themselves, and reserve them for occa-
sonal raids, in which they strip them Of pro-
VISIONS and valuabes Of all sorts.
The philanthropists and the philosophers
may labor from now till doomsday- should
our social system last SO long-and they may
IN their work be backed by the bayonet and
the whole power OF the Government, and yet
they will not put an end TO the painful
piclures" such as that lamented by the Iri.
G29c. Those pictures will multiply and In
crease In their painful features in spite Of al
tint may be done. God made men Of several
varieties. Each variety was set down in It's
plaee, and whenever they are brought to
gether through the operations Of slavery Oh
war. national troubles and calamiiies have
been the inevitable consequence. Gould W,
ask for better aud more forcibe example
than the case Of the American Indians AM
our treatment Of themP
This subject Is one that the country Will
be forced to consider. The great evil Q
slavery has brought it on us, and now W
must proceed with deliberation and justic
10 right as far as possible wrong done to tn
laws Of Providence. The way out wcul
he easy but for the selfish politicians and CT
thasiasts; but even they will In time BIO Ell
hghtsned, and convinced that their theoris
ore oil wrong and that Mr.. LINCOLN We
right, and then we may see Justice done I
both races.
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