The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-28
WHITE AGAINST BLACK.
THE NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.
President Grant and the Ciyu-R1ghts Bill.
from the New York HERALD


GENERAL G. A. sHERIDAN's VIEWS.
In view of the present complications and
disturbances existing in the southern States,
representative of the Herald yesterday
called upon General "A. Sheridan, at the
| Filth Avenue Hotel, who is now contesting
| the seat for congressman at large Tor the
State Of Louisiana, in order TO obtain his
views and opinions thereon, and also in re-
| gard to the probabilities likely to arise and
Bring about war Of races between the
;1:;h;tcs and negroes Ia the effort OF the former
| 10 obtain the supremacy. The General, in
tile course of the conversation when ensued,
and in answer to the numerous questions put
! 20 him, expressed himself very freely upon
the subject. He said:
| The present conflicts which are occurring
between the negroes and whites I look upon
as merely arising from certain local causes
aud difficulties. They are gotten up, too, by
designing and cunning politicians IN the in
terest OF the Radicals, and with view,
think, to give the Federal authorities an eX-
cuse to send into the various States soldiers
to intmidate the people and thereby lnfu.
ence the elections in the Radical interests.
Beyond this they are of no significance at
| the present moment, except that they to some
extent foreShadoW what must inevitably
occur in every southern State where
the blacks are in the majority, and,
| therefore, to q very large extent,
the governing body. The time has pretty
nearly come, ID my opinion, for the white
| portion of the population in the South to
assert themselves, if they would not see their
property deprecated and their best interests
sacrificed beyond remedy, their States de-
populated Of white people, and the general
prosperity and welfare Of the whole CON-
munlty overthroWn. 1t is no longer posi-.
BILE for the South, and refer more especially
TO the State Of Louisiana, to tolerate the rule
and government of corrupt officials, the mere
creatures OF the Federal powers, and the
ignorant and oyerbearinS
INsoLENCE OF THE BLACKS,
who, under the patronage and with the as
sistauce of the Radicals aud Administration
officials, now possess majority IN the Leg
| isllture and ill other positions of. import
ance, which they turn to account, by means
of robbery and plumber, to secure riches for
| themselves, irrespective Of the welfare Of the
people, on whom they impose heavy taxa.
| tons in order that their rapaeity and greed
| may be satisfied. The result Of this state of
things, if allowed longer TO continue, would,
in my opinion, compel the withdrawal OF
capital, and TO certain extent, the with
| drawal also, of large part of the white
population, who would feel that they had no
protection for their property and no voice
or interest in the affairs OF the State.
In Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louis
lana, which are now the only three States
wherein the blacks are largely in the ma.
.jority and have unlimited control,
| A SYSTEM OF RECONSTRUCTION
must be ipaugurated, and the races sepa-
rated By well-defined ahgnments. | do not
| anticipate that in the attempt by the WhueS
to carry out their determination OF securing
| the government OF these States to them
selves that any absolute and bloody conflict
will ensue, for | think that when the blacks
see that their former masters, and those on
whon they now depend for employment,
are determined to, at all hazards, secure the
reins of government. they wilaccept the situ-
alton and quietly give way. There san un-
mistakable resolve by all southernSWhites to
have and TO hold the government Of the
States, and they will effect this peaeeably, if
possible, but surely. There may, perhaps,
| be negro killed here and there, which will
| have the tendency to cow the others into
submission, but do not look for any open
war. You see, the negroes are not q fight
| ing race, and when they see the whites have
| fully made up their mind for business they
will keep away from the polls and let mat
| tiers assume their proper shape. Why, one
| hundred white men can COW five or six hun
| dred blacks, and they mean TO let them see
that they have rights which they intend to
|! look after and secure. Wherever the blacks
are in the majority there will always be trou.
| BILE, unless the whites assert themselves.
| Where the latter have the control of affairs
quite different state of things exists, and
prosperity enSues to both races. This is
what We want to see in Louisiana.
THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
It may not be, perhaps, at the elections
this fall that we shall secure our ends, but if
the Federal Government will only let US
alone and keep away It's troops l think the
Conservatives or Democrats, or, as we now
call them, the White Mans party, will make
a clean sweep Of the present corrupt govern
ment from top to bottom. We shall clean
out Kellogg and the whole of the scalawags
under him, both black and white. We are
sure to have large majority, as in 1872. if q
fair count is had; and il Kellogg ana his re.
turning board attempt to count US out and
their own friends in, why, we shall simply
rise and turn hin, and them out. Of course
IL the Federal authorities send in the mill
tary this programme may possibly not be car
red out to Its full extent, for we cannot fight
the whole United States. What we want
is to be let alone. We should then soon
right ourselves; and have matters construct.
ed on proper basis, for II we once get a
majority in the Legislature we would pro-
f coed at once TO reconstruction, and the first
act performed would be the impeachment OF
the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, and
there is but little doubt that their final over.
, throw would thus be obtained. There will,
E up9uestionably, be an attempt, and possibly
] u successful one, too, on the part OF kel
; logg's returning Board of Canvassers tc
count their own friends 10, whichever way
the elections turn out; and If such tactic;
are pursued. how can we help ourselves IN
less we, as it were, rise against him IN kline
of revolution? This, as have said, vii! bt
!, the result Of any such attempt on his part
and 1t Is possible.
SOME ONE MAY BE HURT,
. and some blood split; but the whites mus
} and will get control OF the State. There is
: know, large majority Of blacks in tn
| State who would, perhaps follow the lead Q
j their more intelligent and designing leaders
{ and vote the Radical ticket without KNOWN
what they were doing, or in fact caring !.
( all about politics. These, I think viii
q when they see how things are likely to tur
out, refrain this time from going TO the poll
3 for fear OF the consequences that might eos.
= to them; in fact, Isay frankly that they VIII
6 notified that the whites intend to carly Il
i elections successfully ar sill hazards, The