The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-11
The Negro-The Uses and Abuses.

1t was manifest to Ill Rejecting persons
that the Radical scheme Of comforting the
ballot upon the negro was designed to
strengthen aud proloug the existence Of that
party. The declaration that he must have
the ballo, for bis own protection Was great
lie; and the whole Radical party, save the
fanatics, knew that it was q lie, and that they
were brazen hypocrites in making it pre-
text for doing what was censurcd by every
consideration As an act of fearful enormity.
1t was manifest also that an act so vicious
70 fraught with eyil-must in time meet the
general censure, and by its own Inherent
disorders defeat the sordld purposes OF the
Radical party in adopting it. 1t was mani.
fest that the negroes could not permanently
be held in bondage by the Radicals-tha
they could not continuously be held in a
state OF slavery by the very party which
made a merit Of setting the negro free. The
circumstances by which the negro was sur
rounded forbid any such conclusion. His
nature inclines him to novelty. He is as Ca
PRECIOUS as a child, with the child'S inclina-
ton that makes him most pleased with those
who treat him best. He could not long love
the canting hypocrite who got into office
through the votes of negroeS-who monop0-
lied the offices, and never said "turkey' to
the negro. Thus of late we have many fatal
signs of the alienation between the negro and
that horde of carpet-b aggers-the agents Of
the Republican party-that have been
bolstered and protected by Federal bayouets
Such are these indications that the Radical
party begin to doubt whether they acted
wisely in copfcrriug the ballot without
delay-wthout requiring proper period Of
probation of the negro before admitting him
to that sacred right which belongs properly
10 none but civilized and Intelligent people.
One of the most striking illustrations Of the
effect which the growing restlessneSs of the
negro under Radical rule has wrought comes
trom Baltimore, where the Radical citizens
of the Twentieth Ward have met together,
and formed Il " White Republican party"
taking control of the party nominations and
leaving the negroes to vote for them or not,
as it pleased them. There was union OF
spirit and plan in the body, which plainly
showed that the negroes had cut loose from
the white Radicals. The members Of that
tlnprincipled party would never have been
so indsereet as TO have put the negroes out
of doors as long as they voted the Radical
ticket. The negroes took the initiative and
left, and then it was that the Radicals de.
nounced them and voted them out. 1t was
plainly Il work Of supererogation. The ne
groes were already out.
1t was interesting to observe the yaunt.
Ing spirit Of those white Radicals. They
declared that they were the ruling element
"God had made them the predominant
party" or race Indeed J, and "they were
going to make their own nominations" Il
The negroes did not vote for them, "let them
vote with the Democratic party ~ Thai
was fearful doom for the poor darkies bu,
they will hardly comprehend its terribl,
nature, and will no doubt act as they choose
One gentleman said that there were 81,
hundred and twenty registered negro votes
in the Twentieth Ward, and Cox, Radica
candidate for Congress, only received sever
hundred and eighty-nine votes in the ward
That was-bad; and the negroes only added
insult TO injury. "The negroes" said Mr.
ALLENBAuGH, "did nothing for Cox. They
"stood on the corners and smiled while The
"white men did the Work!", That wa.
hard, indeed.
1t is very plain that the negroes are not
doing what was expected of them, and it is
fast becoming the general Radical sentiment
that If it were to do over again they would
leave the negro to trial Of liberal num-
Der OF years before giving him that ballot
which he seems to have such poor idea Of
using Tor the benefit Of the Radical party
This is unteward and grieyousIy ruiuons
of the Radical plan of reconstruction: Tn
little while all the birds Of passage and OF
prey will have to subside into utter inslguiii.
canoe, or fly the country to take refuge
where they will be less known, and where,
~ nsisnidcancc, they may to some extent