The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-16
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Ruline the South.


Ruling the South.
1t is easy to perceive that the idea pos
sesses the minds Of the northern people. ira.
they are to govern not only themselves ous
the people Of the southern States. MOI
sneech il made by any man OF prominence |
ia the Republican party OF that section u 10 /
which this Is not the leading idea. W hether
the sneaker be Senator MORTON or BEAST
BrTIER, or General GARFIELD, or Dir.
HAYES, orsMr. WRESTLER, he finds it neces-
sarv to tell his auditors how the southern
people fail in performing their duties as
citizens, and how it becomes the north
crn people to act in order to compel
them to the performance Of those duties. 1t
never occurs to such intermeddling orators,
nor to their auditors, nor as to that matter
to the Democratic orators or auditors, that
they have nothing more to do with the IN
ternal affairs OF South Carolina than the
people Of South Carolina have to do with
the internal affairs OF the northern States.
III we may believe WENDELL PHILLIPS and
the Labor Reformers Of Massachusetts, that
State needs interference from without much
more than any southern State. The sto-
ries OF the sutferings OF the poor girls
who work in the cotton factories and other
manufacturing establishments are enough
TO rouse the indignation Of every phllan-
thropist in the Union. The number OF her
paupers and criminals is also so large as to
be worthy OF the attention Of the people OF
almost any southern State, not one OF which
is IN as bad condition rs is Massachusetts.
In fact, there arc many more reasons why
virginians should inquire into the legls-
lation OF Massachusetts,, and complain OF
the wrongs she does to her children, and
elect men to Congress to investigate these
wrongs, than she. has for inquiring into the
legislation OF Virginia, or complaining OF
yirginia's conduct to her children OF either
race, or electing men to Congress to per-
form that ofiicious, meddling duty. The
fact OF course is that neither State can pro-
perly interfere with the internal affairs OF
the other. Virginia minds her own busk
ness and lets Massachusetts, alone. Massa-
chusetts attempts to mind our business for
US. We would that we could call halt in
this matter.
II when man Is nominated for Congress
in Virginia he should deem it the most pop
ular thing he could say in his speech OF &C.
ceptance to denounce Massachusetts, for her
shortcomings, the people OF the latter State
would occupy just the position which the
people OF Virginia now occupy. They
would perhaps be better able to appreciate
the feelings experienced by our people when
they find that every nominee for Congress in
Massachusetts thinks it the strongest card
he can play to proceed ut once to comment
upon the evil deeds Of the southern people
BUTLER Flor instance, when nominated for
Congress the other day, made his whole
speech OF acceptance to consist OF an ar
raiSnmcnt Of the people Of the southern
States. 8 II northern Democrats" said this
monster OF iniquity, ''believed us he be.
lieved sto the actual condition Of the pc.
litica and social affairs in the South" that
belief "would impel each and every one OF
them to go with him as far as he would GO
to secure the results of the war and that
recognition Of equality OF rights and equality
OF power in I'LL men living under our Gov
eminent, and that fullness OF protection in
their rights, for which we all together
fought" That, it is plain, is nothing but
declaration Of war against what BUTLER
pretends to suppose to be the practices OF
the southern people. What must be the
Fsactual condition OF the political and social
n,; ~, SJotn fI,nf ,n1,
BUTLER to Congress: Why should not the
southern people make inquisition into it ?
What sort Of " equality Of rights and equal
ity Of power" can exist in district in
which double-dyed villain, unprinci-
pied demagogue, and cruel, malicious,
lying hypocrite can force himself upon the
people as a candidate for high place
Isn't it time that our candidates for Con-
gress were investigating this matter? And
then look at the murders committed by the
builders of unsafe dams, the property de-
stroyed by their carelessncss or greed, and
tell us why southern orators should not find
it popular to dcnounce Massachusetts laws,
massachusetts people, Massachusetts prac-
tees, and Massachusetts injustice?
The presidential election will turn upon
the right OF the southern people to govern
themselves. Ii the northern people are
ready to recognize our equality OF rights
and equality OF powers" to use BUTLEE's
phrase, they will elect TILDES, and bring Il
renewed prosperity to the whole country.
If they are not ready to recognize these,
they will elect HAYES, and continue that
process of impoverlshment which has al
ready almost converted New England into
q land Of desolation. Perhaps the hand OF
the ayenging angel is i'll it. Perhaps the
North will go on until it shall have de-
stroyed itself in its insane determination to
rule the South. Unquestionably the pro-
Gucing section can stand the process ii the
trading and consuming section can. 1t is
for the latter to decide how long this de-
stroying process shall so on.
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ALL HAIL, MAssACHUsETTs.-Inh his speech
accepting the nomination for Congress, that
true representative Of Massachusetts de-
cency and Massachusetts, gentlemen BEAST
BUTLER said:
II pledge to you that what can do shall be
done to take Massachusetts principles, Mas