The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-18

public addresses Of Col. DeBlanc, ID
which he always counseled moderation
and obedience 10 the laws Of the United
States, ! know Tor myself that those gen.
uemen are not the terrible rebels and no.
torlouS outlaws that they have been re-
presented 10 be BY Packard and Kellogg.
In relation 10 Ku-KluX outrages, they
are discountenanced by all good citizens,
and have no doubt but nine cases out oil
every ten reported arc lies invented for
political effect.
Now that the elections are overland
there Is no hope for thOpowers that were,
they will probably cease lying, and the
only outrages will be those perpetrated
by the more ignorant negroes, some Of
whom are making It lively for their iel-
lows who voted with the white people.
A stop will be put to all intimidation,
from whatsoever source II comes, and
capital and labor having found their i'm
terest identical, will vote together. But
men who had no fear Of the Kellogg
usurpation, which could not sustain itself
one hour without the assistance OF the U.
b. army, and that was respected by none,
will now have the fear Of the law before
their eyes-the law made and executed
by the representative taxpayers OF the
country, In conjunction with the law aud
order loving portion Of those having NO
taxes 10 pay, but who have the good Of
the entire people at heart.
All that is needed 10 the South Is good
government and good laws that will ere.
ate confidence. Confidence brings CAPT.
tai, and they together enable the agricul.
turlst 10 bridge over the years when the
crop fails, instead Of bis being pushed TO
the wall, as has been the case for some
years past. There Is o much better feel.
Ing prevailing here since the election.
REAL ESTATE IS ADVANCING
in price and the future is bright with
hopes Of better times.
With few observations in relation 10
our colored brother, shall subside. The
black people perform the greater por-
tlons Of the labor on the plantations. In
many places, however, they are being
displaced by white men, hard times hay
ing made the large land owners more
willing to rent their lands than formerly.
Besides, white laborers are not 80 prone
to be led at the beck and call OF tho com.
mon enemy. Where the negroes have
undertaken TO cultivate land Tor them.
selves they have not, Os a rule, been sue
cesslul They cultivate small patches,
raise inferior crops, hunt and fish, and
take the world easy. So far as the mar
riage relation among the plantation ne.
groes is concerned, they appear to have
AsoRT OF FREE LOVE SOCIETY.
A man and wife quarrel: he takes an.
other vile; she gets another husband.
They have numerous progeny, among
whom the mortality Is great, owing 10 |
neglect and the parents dislike of incur.
ring the bills Of physicians.
When they obtain their wages (gener.
ally monthly they repair to the nearest
store and spend about one fourth OF their |
earnings for the necessaries OF lie,
and the remainder for mustang whisky |
and shoe ay.boXes. Gewgaws and patent |
humbugs relieve them OF any odd change |
they may have left. Dan Rice is their |
grand hirim scutis, very often donating |
the proceeds Of one entertainment TO some
colored church.
When one negro kills another there Is |
very lite said about the murder, for the |
reasons that the trial by Jury among
them is farce, and the tax payers are
not overly anxious for such an expensive
luxury as a negro jury that acquits the
most cold blooded Murderer,
Having travelled for years in the densest
populated negro districts and observed
their habits and manner Of living, l have
arrived at the conclusion that the time
will come sooner than most people an
ticipate, when there will be as few negroes
in these southern States as there are
now in the more northern States
That with the neglect OF their children,
each other, bad diseases, bad
whisky land the women drink as much as
the mem they will follow the red man.
have no i'll will towards these people, but
write what believe 10 be facts. They |
are prone 10 believe whatever designing |
white men tell them. The following is |
an illustration: Gen. Allen Thomas dis.
covering his employees measuring of his
plantation inquired what they were doing. |
Measuring oil our forty acres. We is TO
have forty acres and mule apiece after
the election, but we'll let you stay, mas
ter. We wont run you of the plantation.
The General thanked them and rode of, |
We have had war and Attorney General
Williams. Now let US have peace and
prosperity. FIRST VIRGINIA.