The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-18
LOCAL MATTERS:
The Split in the Radical Party.

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fnE-Grant Swears me vaIl Snuh ytr-
Einaa Congrcssnen-The Platform ot
tue Ward Societies, .nOvn ON Car-
pet-Baggers and Mutsssoes what
Senator Proposes 10 rss.
1t has before been stated that tbo c,,s+o,,,
house and other Federal appointments in tho
State have for "a long time been a frIitfnl
source of discord among the Radical Ren.h.
ltcans OF Virginia, and the double-dealing M
Grant, the aspirations of Hughes the ma.
mpuhllop Of Grant by Moshy for tbe r1ra-
sept benefit Of his friends aud the aIleee,l
Ultimate benefit Of himself~these and the
hatred OF the native Virginia ,Repubican nc
ana increasing disgust of the negroes for the
| carpet-oag ofhce-holders, have brought that
party 10 It's present Interesting condition
foreshadoWing certain victory for tbe Con.
servatives il, the coming election. and nro.
missing the development OF some rare secrets
| Of the Republican family when Conpres,
| meets next winter. @ s4.-,s -
! Not long since Grant sold to /, prc,ninen,
| Republican. who called to tulk over Virginia
| afiilirs, that it was claimed that he {Granl) bad
promised appointments to such friends of the
| Administration Us might be recommended BY
Sener. Platt ,aDd John Ambler, Smith. but
that he now considered them all, particularly
Smith and Scner, as unsouud and thoroughly
| selfish men, and would be glad if they would
90 over to the Democratic party at once.
When the bate question of the appointment
| of Bayly or Beckey was before Grant, he
determined to appoint~Bayly, backed by
MoSby, saying, " Pm id glad of an oppor.
tunity to snub those Virginia congress
| men, This remark was made to j promi-
nent Confederate officer. F.. .--
The stir caused by Bayly's appointment
and the exposure of the circumstances as
| made hv Secretary Woltz, in IN interview
| with the Dispatch reporter, led the Post
master-General to send at once for Beckley
| and Fred, Douglas when. in the presence
| Of the latter, place worth 81 500 per annum
and IS 4 day additional, was offered BeckIey
as peace ollering although the position had
to be created for the emergency. This I'M
gracions action, however, has not appeased
the supporters of Beckley, for they claim
that their other recommendations have been
studiously ignored No colored mau is APP
pointed to any Office of consequence, except
occasionally mulattoes (who they say are
not real negroes, but aS soon rs they get
| Office look down on black men, or low
| carpet-baggers.
These are among the causes of the demon
stration on CANDLES Hill on Monday night,
where carpet-baggers were heartily de-
nounced (.ome Of them especially, the "cus-
tom.house ring" bitterly abused, and the
Federal Government strongly condemned
for supporting such men, making such ap.
pointmentS, and for not giving the real ne
groes a chance. ...
The Monroe Ward colored societies called
meeting of the societies of the city to con.
slider what ought to be done, and the con-
vention of societies decided to hold a mass
meeting, with the result reported Yesterday.
These Ward societies are controlled by a
few prominent negroes in each of them, and
by the deacons OF the churches. Lindsay
announced to the Gamble's-Hill meeting
that it wasa fundamental principle of these
organizations that no negro should vote for
or sustain any man who was not lndorsed
by the societies. aud that they held any man
who did SO act as a traitor TO the negro race
and All enemy to The party. There seems,
too, to be growing dislike for any negro
who has faint of white blood about him" j."
We were reminded by the strong utteranceS
Of some Of the speakers on this point OF the
difficulties in Hayti some years ago between
the blacks and muIattoes.
Rush Burgess is especially hated by the
pe.roes, and it was towards him especially
that their TRADES on Monday night were
directed. Burgess had. however, some OF
his c,lstom-house friends to the meeting,
and they made, some noisy demonstrations
which were quieted by a call for the police.
But while the Hon. J. A. Smith was speak
ing. there occurred little squirt in the white
circle around the meeting between Mr.. Bur-
cess and brother of the speaker, which Is
worth reporting:
Mr.. Burgess remarked: : ed, do you
hear what John Amber says?"
Mr.. Smith: Yes. l heard every word OF
it, and it's true, too"
Mr. Burgess ''He says he don't owe IA
feathers weight Of his success to the custom
house men: don't he?" -..... = ...
Mr.. Smith. Yes; and | have heard you
offered five hundred dollars to help Wise beat
John Amber"
Mr., Burgess: That is not SO. | have bis
recejpt for tjfty dollars for campaign pur-
poscs. | did not efer to help Wise, and |
saw any man who says that John Amber
Smith don't owe me anything for promoting
his election tells id lie.
Mr. Smith Gmovng toward Mr.. Burgess
with q threatening gcsture}: do you mean
that for me" s t..... ..< =,
Mr.. Burgess: " Do you mean to say that
you are the author of it,"
Mr.. Smith: "No."
Mr. Burgess: Then don't mean you
but | do mean it for the man who said so,
whoever he is."
At this point Mr.. Burgess rode of, and
the threatening "spcc of war" on the plug
style way dissipatcd.
It seems that the dissensions in this mon
grel party, the great jealousy among its
lenders, their dissatisfaction with the Ad
miuistration, the disagreement about the
Federal appointments and the policy of the
party in the State, and more than all the dis
affection among the negroes, must lneVitabi!
result in the utter overthrow of the party
in Virginia. A prominent Republican tells
l,s that a certain Senator of that party from
Virginia has for some time been preparing
for the explosion of Il bomb in the capita
newt winter that will unearth so much vii
lainv and corruption, and lay bare such dis
honest and peridious acts OF the Grant
Mosby- Administration party, as to make III
name stink in the nostrlis Oh "ail hohes'
men: yes, of Democrats even "-and prooa
bly result in the division of the party int'
two.ereat paYties-Grant and carpet-baSger
on one side and "nati1e Virginia Repupli
Guns /" on the other.
DEATH Under SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
negro man by the name of George Fray:'er
who lived at No. 315 Fifteenth street., wa
taken suddenly i'll on Monday night abou
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