The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-29
DIsTURBANCEs IN THE sOUTII.

from South Carolina the same reports
come Of the whites and blacks being
arrayed against each other In bloody
contest. Since the elections IN 1877
every thing has been quiet between
the two races, Why II II that 10 great
aud no sudden u change has taken
place Just now II may be worth while
10 Inquire,
II viii hardly he denied, wcsuprosc,
that at SomeryIllc, Austin aud Ridge
Springs, The negroes were the aggres-
sors that the disturbances ut these
places were inaugurated 10y the blacks,
and that the whites acted solely In
self.defense.
The fact of those troubles breaking
out about the same time, ut points 10
remote from each other, forcesup tho
mind the conclusion that they are acts
IN prcarraugcd programme that
they are parts Of n concocted system.
When we read the northern republl-
can papers, and see the perverted ne
count OF these disturbances, and the
Misrepresentation that they take 90.
caslon to indulge In with regard to the
feelings and purposes of the southern
whites, the object Of these troubles and
the source from which the negroes get
their cue becomes apparent to US. This
Is the year for the election of members
of the house of representatives of the
national congress. The republican
party, through its financial policy, or
rather Its want OF definite financial
policy, and its exposed corruption, Is In
u demornlized condition. Something
had to be resorted to TO bring back the
wandering and steady the wavering.
The old stage machinery for blowing
into n blaze the smouldering embers of
sectional hate had to be brought out
again. Consequently, the word was
passed along the line to the faithful In
the south to get upa few tlrst-class race
conflicts, no as to give the swash buck
lers of the northern press n chance to
play upon the passions and prejudlces
of their readers. This is the source
from which all these troubles spring.
They have this significance, and no
other.
We do not suppose that there Is man
of any brains ut all who supposes for
moment that there can ever he II war
ofraces In the south, In the strict sense
of the word. War means armies, or
CARNATIONS, artillery, cavalry, supply
trains, ETC., etc. This can never be be-
tween the whites and the blacks of the
south, for the reason, in the first place,
that the federal government would
squelch both parties and put down
hostilities, and for the further reason
that the blacks haye neither the
means nor the brains to conduct such
warfare. When we speak then of q
war of races, and express the opinion
that 1t is one of the inevitable facts of
the future, we mean to convey the
idea that the two races will be in
famed into such irrecOncilable hostil-
ity against each other that 1t will be
impossible for them to live and work
together; that in place of the peace
I'd harmony and cooperation that
'"o characterize the citizens of a
,' ..'., country, jealousy and distrust
anu '''''e ,,ould mark all their inter-
po uana,', ."' %ile their might not and
prooao'y moul"q pot be any general
southern states, every dax s' w "sll be be-
marked by conflict in mo locality
in which more or less blo6s> vonld No
shed. AS consequence there6.su..h,
and ruin would settle down upohe.o
country.
While we believe that the disturb.
ances which have been the main fea-
ture of interest in the south during the
past month have the origin that we
have ascribed to them, we think that
they should receive ut the hands of the
southern people their most serious at
tention, and that every possible means
ought to be resorted to to prevent the
recurrence of any more such. Let us
be as blameless as we may he, there is
no doubt that the mass of the northern
people will be made to believe that we
are numbering the negroes on account
of their political affiliations: They
feel that they are responsible for the
negroes enjoyment of his political
rights. To this they are pledged, and,
by playing upon this string, the north
ern press can, as they are well aware,
rally them into compact party against
the white people of the south.
We realize the difficulty of the situa-
ton. Conflicts are forced upon us, and
then when We defend ourselves and
protect our homes and our women and
children, the responsibility for all the
trouble Is thrown upon US, and the oc-
casion made to inflame the northern
mind against us. This has been the
game that has been played upon the
southern people ever since the days of
reconstruction. 1t is being attempted
to repeat 1t again this year for the sake
Of securing republican success In the
approaching elections at the north.
Our rejecting men of the south must
devise some means by which this
scheme Of our enemies may be
thwarted. We must not allow our