The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-05


.aa Il. sboyes head fsse Boston Hsobes
ss;si d isIk and alI letter from
iiasE a. Manf7s ESQ. +, Of fiflis city, in Which
Ia reviews tlie causes 1oss trouble and dior
der ii, the southern Suites. His cone GLIDING
paragraphs are Ms follows:
THE CASE OF VIRGINIA: * :
4 MY own state virginia. affords q striking
.iilustration OF the truth OF nave sai ii
So long as Virginia was governed Dy mlll7
tary and civil officers appointed a5 asning-
ton her society was in an exceedingly tur-
bulent and dangerous conditlon, OWING 70
the powcriessness OF the whites ana tne aD-
solute subsection OF the. colored people 70
tbe Garrett bagpers, who piled their vocation
with unremitting zeal. The white people du-
rinr that critical period used q forbearance,
in the face OF the provocations offered them
hy the colorafl race, which was heroic, and
only possible because It was dictated BY the
sterr,est sense OF duty. It is impossible to
saw how long that 'forbearance would nave
lasted il the government Of the State mad not
fallen into the hands OF the whites in 1859.
From that time change for the better TOOK
place, and we were soon blessed with tne
deyoutly wished for contamination OF com,
plete restoration OF order and confidence ana
good feeling between the two races, SO that
I make bold to say that there is no State in
this Union where the rights OF person ana
property are more secure than in Virginia.
So true is this that the Republican organ IN
this city few days ago, in an editorial set
ting forth number Of outrages when, "
alleged. had been committed in some OF the
southern States, said, "Thank GOD, we
have no such scenes in Virginia, and CHAR
acterized our people as "patriotlc, peace
loving citizens" ..,-n., zass.t} i 1"s -
WHY THE OLD DOMINION Is PEACEFUL. 'A'.
But the reason we have "no such scenes
in Virginia. is not because our people are
40 different from those OF South Carolina,
Mississippi, and Louisiana, but because
society in this State is in 4 normal condition.
The colored people here are not happy and
contepted because they are in power and
battening on the fruits Of spoliation, but
because they are fully protected In their
persons and property, and have the advan,
tages OF public education literally extended
to them. Impressed bya sense of the COM
petencv of the intelligent white people 1or
Government, and OF his own lncompetencv
for If. the contcnted colored citizen Is only
too glad to give up his yearning Tor once
and labor in what he recognizes as bis pro-
per vocation until he fits himself 1or
higher sphere Of usefulness.
Now. if the Government Of Virginia,
where the colorcd race are in minority,
has been administered in such way as to
produce happiness and content among that
race, does it not follow that the white peo-
ple Of those southern States where the black
race are in a majority will improve every
opportunity to attain the same results that
are afforded them, seeing, as they must,
that it is by pursuing that course, ana not
Inv usinr terrorism and force that the bless
ings Of tranquility and good government
are to be enjoyed Already do we see evil
dences OF an improved condition in those
States, and if the election Of Mr.. Tilden is
TO be followed by an abstinence OF the Ma.
tional Government from unnecessary inter-
ferences in their affairs, beg leave to dis
sent from the conclusion OF your CORES.
pondent "Republic " that the accession of
That gentleman to the presidency will be an
clement OF disturbance in the southern
States. WILLIAM A. MAURY.
Richmond, Va, August Is. 1876. -