The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-09
Two sonth TROUBLES.

.rn elections are about to take pace, ofihs
inc the worst effects upon them; putting
the southern whites to disadvantage in the
southern elections, and exciting the bitter
feelings of northern people and increasing
Radical msjori,ies there. This is enough to
cause deep feeling Of annoyance IN the
hearts Of southern people.
The large party in the North to which we
allude are delighted at the reports OF SCUM
ern troubles. They constitute large stoca
OF the fuel with which the Radical POLITICIANS
keep alive the fires of sectional bate and pro-
long their possession Of The offices, honors'
and emoluments of the Government. Ihey
arc ind ,fferent to the troubles themselves,
and are glad that they occur so opportunity
| Indeed. it may be suspected that many re-
ported troubles are made up by kaaica'
emissar;es. and it would be even reasona'
BILE suspicion that the emissaries aforesaid
had inaucurated some of the more serious
c,srac ,er by art and intrigue for the purpose
| of promoting the party objects.
Looking upon them with these lights DE-
fore us. W. know nothing more deploraoie
Mt this day. We see that The peace ana satety
of society, the general fears and forebodlnss
of the people, including the vast NUMBERS OF
| innocent and dependent people, are made
! the spert and playthings Of the eorrupteSt
and yilest men who ever existed IN. l1ls
country.
But If we look at the facts we are forced
to the conclusion that nearly all the real and
serious troubles Of the South come IRON
causes above the control of the southern peo-
ple. They are engendered by a terrible state
of society. and happen without preparation
or deIberaton. The aversions of race IRE
up the passions, aud only trifling circum-
stance is sufficient to cause conflict that
NAV lead to the killing of many men. In
Tennessee, according to Governor BROWN,
the passions of the white people were greatly
provoked by speeches of negro orators, claim
Ing full fraternity and association with the
| Wholesome of those orators declaring that
they would never rest until they were per-
mittcd TO marry the finest white ladies In the
country, and that they would ride in blocd
| to their bride.bits to accomplish their Oh
ject.
What could be better calculated to fire
the heart of every proud white man in the
land? That it did not provoke war OF eX'
termination proves how powerful is the
self-control of wel.ordered white commG.
| nity. The resentment caused by these bar
barian speeches vas unfortunately height
ened at the very moment Of high excitement
| by the outrageous treatment Of most re-
spectacle lady of Tennessee by negro devil
| who first violated her person, and then cut
| ting three terrible wounds in her body, IL
tended to kill her, left her for dead. That
| this shocking affair did not lead to more ter
rible results than the killing of the negroes
taken out of Jail there is every reason to be
thankful.
And vet the South is abused and de-
bounced as cruel and barbarous and rebel
ious BY the >mooth-iaced politicians OF the
North. 1t is through those traitors and
| hypocritcs that many Of the outbreaks in the
South occur. Their emissaries are ever eN.
citing the negroes to hostile demonstrations
and irritating speeches, and they seek to re.
treat and disappear, like the cu,tletish, in
! the black mass, the negroes that surround
them. The tactics Of these wretches pro-
yoked the white murders at Couchalta
Chute. where, whatever be said Of the re-
yenge that was wreaked, Il wholesome lesson
| was administered to the inceadiary.
The white nstiSators are the cause of the
chief trouble in the South. Soft was in St. Do
mipgo. The whites the English, the French
and the Spanish, by turns, used The negroes as
instruments to annoy one another Until at
last the bloody instructions of white masters
were put into practice by The negroes, and
there was scene Of horrer prccpitated upon
ST. Domingo too appalling almost for print.
| Thank God it is not possible in this country
| to repeat such a scene; but we are not in
debted TO the hypocritical Republican leaders
that it is not SO. Were the South situated as
was St. Domingo at the time of the massacre
the Radical corrupt politicians who have pur-
sued the South Ito quote the language of the
late BENZ AMIN W ATKINS Leigh with "a malig.
nifty hell.born anG hcllward bound" would
have caused the repetition of just such
scenes as those of ST. Domingo which shocked
the civilized world.
No man can observe the history of the
troubles in the South without feeling that if
there is any generalization in them 1t is the
generalization Of the Northern emissaries,
who seek to foment troubles that may be
turned to the benefit of the Radical party.
The Southern people premeditate no such
disturbances Of the peace Of their or'
homes. 1t is great lie to say so. The liars
are the deYilish abettors of the miscreants
who permeate the South in search of prey
for themselves, and for the purpose Of
spreading discord and provoking bloodshed,
that they may, like the thief and incendiary,
profit by the aftlictions and calamities Of
society.
Ii the Northern people choose to continue
their faith in the very worst men on earth
they can do so /; but if they do, they will only
pile up retribution against the day of retri-
button, when they must learn, according to
proyidential dispepsation, that great crimes
have great retributions.
|
IF the Enquirer had kept in mind the facl
! that its little discussion with us rs to the
correct mode Of spelling the word "duel
list is interesting only TO of people who
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