The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-25

The oIered man fs harsh and unfeeling.
You may pt,ilosopllize as you please about
the ought.to-be OF the case, but we are con-
sidering facts, not opinions. AS an Illus
tration Of their character along the canal
they had hundreds OF colored conyicts at
Work7in the open air, some OF them q nun
.dred yards away from the guards, and no
thought OF getting away. a northern ras.
cal would have doubled up his guard and
crossed the james river 10 ten minutes.
8 In conversation with man going to
church, he pointed out, fellow. brothers
cabin, with the remark, che mighty 'rlsto-
cratic, tell you; he don't git up till 8
O'clock"
They are improvident andrequire watch
ing. When the country gets settled up
from the North, as 1t must be, they will
stand no chance, and the problem OF the
coming philosopher will be to get RID OF
them. 1t would have been nameless
blessing If gradual emancipation and de-
portation had been accomplished, butin the
all-wise providence OF God this, it now
seems, was impossible, and the end OF it is
now in the dark. The man who devises q
successful plan to get rid OF them, and they
want to go, ought to have his name shouted
as high as the heavens.
l have yet to see q southern man who does
not bitterly regret their ever being brought
here. The poor negro is to blame for moth
ing. The South tolerates him, the North
holds him of, and in the battle OF life be-
side the white man he will lose every time.
What is his future? The salvation OF the
colored man lies in his keeping on the right
side Of the southern landowner. The
North is no place for him, either in social
or political way, and the sooner he gets him
self away the better for bin. Having all
the rights and privileges OF the white man,
be will continue an inferior in every re-
spect. There are many who think that edu-
cation and social advantages will bring them
out, and no doubt it is largely true, but
after that they must remain distinct peo-
pie, with the chances against them.
ANY effort in the direction of lettering
their condition not consonant with the pre-
servation Of the homogeneity OF race on all
sides will be destructive Of the interests OF
both races.
When the Indian is wiped out through
the agencies OF bad WhiSkey and worse
management the negro question will come
up and be bone of contention between
factions, and perhaps between races. There
will result war such as history records
wherever diverse nationalities are con-
tiguous.
That man in Virginia is shrewd who will
pay no attention to politics or past real or
Imaginary grievances, but cultivate the soil
closely and thoroughly, as the prosperity, OF
any country all roots finally in the earth.
Politics can give norelief. II every office
in the country were filled by politicians OF
either stripe, tobacco or corn would grow
no better nor with less trouble, and would
in all probability bring no better prices,
considering all things. There remains,
therefore, for the Virginian to cut up bis
plantation, sell it out to the northern farm
er, forget his past troubles, and put bis
faith in deep ploughing and barn-yard ma
nure.
Along the valley of "de Jeems," then,
should be other ST. hts visible from the deck
OF the packet than the miserable village or
two and she .unending succession OF bad
fences, mule, and niger. The rich river
bottoms would be torn up by the northern
farmer with his steel plough and splendid
horses, and all would blossom like the rose.
It is entirely feasible that the present owner
can produce the same result, but assuredly
not il he owns five hundred acres and has
a miserable lot Of "meWls and niggers /"
about him. There is a sort Of seeming con-
geniality between the colored man and the
mule, or at least wherever I saw one the
other was not far away.
A broken plough, with mule at one end
and a niger at the other, with white man
standing near to direct proceedings, may
do to produce the Internal corn-bread that
is found everywhere, but it will never re-
suit in bank stock. --..--.-
Finally, the marked courtesy, hospitality,
and kindness met with leads me to believe
that the northern man who behaves himself,
in the ordinary acceptation Of the term,
will find pleasant home among the people
OF Virginia, and that the Virginia gentle
man-and there are such-wil gladly well
come any one who can contribute to the
lettering OF his condition.
HOWARD MILLER.
ElL Lick Pa