The New York herald., 1876-07-19
A SENSIBLE VIEW OF THE SOUTH
ERN QUESTION.
From the Richmond whlg.l


This Hamburg trouble In South Carolina and many
other things OF recent at different points in
the South admonish that II we would not suffer
fatal loss OF votes at the North must by means
silence or unload the mon who committing these
acts and making this bad record, for which the con-
scrvative party Of the South is held responsible. We
answer for the great OF the Southern people
that they are peaceabiy inclined and desire be kind
and friendly in their Intercourse with and treatment of
the colorcd people: but, unfortunately there a few
bad men IN every community. ignorant and wicked,
generally desperate fortune and wholly worthless In
character who delight in just scenes as that re-
comfy enacted at Hamburg. and the misfortune is that
puonc opinion IS not outspoken enough DIS
courage these. bad men from such acts against the
weak wne too olen the conduct OF the negroes them.
selves, set on no doubt by rascay white men the
evil disposed and turbulent OF their race is such
as TO exaspcrate an entire community to such
tent that the desperate characters take advantage or
the momentary excitement TO pcrpetratc acts which
the people arc prompt To rcpudiate the next moment
but are poweress at the time TO prevent This the
history OF all these disturbances throughout tho
south. They are generally causeess and could bc
wholly prevented II tho better citizens would set their
faces against all acts OF violence and give the evil DIS
posed among them understand that the peace must
be kept, aud all men, regardless of condition.
protected in the full enjoy mcut Of all their rights
under the law. IL IS ridiculous 10 say that
the people cannot keep the peace. We know
that some OF tho States tho authority In tho hands
OF the blacks, and the white people might with somo
show of reason shrk all responsibility; but is that
-
interest not only in the present. but in the iuturc that
law and order should prevail and they have all the
moral iorco all the wealth that is lett and all tho in
tegence, they ought to be able TO so shape matters
that they control and keep check the brute
elements OF their society, no matter whether they DO
in numerical majority or not The world at large
Will undoubtedly take tins view Of the matter IN con-
sidering our condition. and Will wonder why the vir-
tuous moral and intellectual elements in society
canno. direct affairs themselves and the
control of the ignorant and mbccile herd. We
avoid this criticism. The white race is in every ro
Will look for the maintenance OF peace and good order
and Tor the prevention oi these outbreaks among tho
lower orders. We owe 1t TO our democratic friends at
the North who dong all they can for tho restorn
tion of good government and Tor the relief Of this
tion from the odous rule TO which 1t has been SUBJ
jected that should do all in power strengthen
them ana uphold their hands, and wo can best effect
this by Keeping our roughs and rowdes down and
fools SILENT We must get rid OF these etdns terrible,
either by sending them TO bed or unloading them and
repudiatng all responsibility for their acts and utter
ances refusing TO apologize for conceal their
wicked and inexcusable crimes We cannot carry tho
dead weight OF these repeated outragcs IN Mssiss pp
Louisiana aud South Carolina and hope to win tho
election thus handicapped and 1t wcro better far that
we should give up all hope OF those States, as we
have Of some others, than that we should run tho
risk of losing Northern States by becoming
responsible for such acts as this recently perpc.
traIed at Hamburg, and for the silly utteranccs of
lighted as When venting their wrath over some imaaj.
nary insult offered them by the Yankees, by Wholesale
denunciaton OF friend and foe alike in that section.
With proper means adopted to keep this rowdyish
element in It's place and the practice OF little common
by people and press their daily conversa-
ton and style OF ultcrancc prospects would I'm
prove wonderfully in the North, and there would be
no fear OF ability TO carry sufficient number Of
electoral votes in that section 10 the election OF
the democratic candidates. but If We permit these wild
madmen to rage and bluster and get up riots or In
vite the negroes TO naugurate them that they may
have the pleasure OF putting them down, Morton's
crimson banner will triumph spite OF us, and We
shall every Northern State-and that, too. with
out IN the least ameorating our condition or advanc-
ing interest IN the South Let US be wise in time
and stop all this nonsense Ut once.