The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-13
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Northern preiudices.

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Northern Prejudices.
The pharisec OF old Is Represented IN ". the
North bs the publican OF to-day Tle LAB
tiers thanks God that be u not as other men,
especially those poor, miserable soutarons'
AZ specimen OF the cant Of these self-de
ceiving hypocrites, read the follow ing, IRON
the Boston AdvertsseT:
{. Joseph Jorgensen, now representing the
Pete sb,irg " irginial district In the House
Of Representatives, and the only Republican
member from Virginia, is reelected by 5000
majority. This district Is composed in great
part OF negroes. who are widely scattered
over d territory nearly or quite rs large as
Massachusetts,. 1t was proposed TO try the
South Carolina and Mississippi plans here,
and the situation would have made u com
paratiycly easy for a few determined men 70
cause much trouble. But Mr.. Jofgensen
and his gtiends faced the music calamity
and the plan was aband oned--not, however,
until one coiorcd man, who had been seen
applauding ut one OF Jorgeaseh's meetings.,
Ind been called out and SHOT through tue
heart. No one had been arrested Tor that
murder st the last accounts
Dir. JoRGgSsEN ought TO be the first to
stamp the foregoing and all similar state.
mcnts as falsehoods. We trust that ne VIII
not be slow to correct such misrepresenta-
tions Of the people whom lie claims to rep
resent in Congress. The district in which
he resides has never elected any other than
Republican. The whole paragraph con-
views a false idea The white man who Killed
the negro at Greensville Courthouse was
arrested and examined upon the charge OF
murder. He was at once discharged, we
think. To everybody who knows that in
this State no white man is excused Tor an
offence committed upon negro because ne
is negro, the fact that the accused was as
charged is evidence enough that there were
such circumstances connected with the hom-
eide as would justify Jury in acqulttlng
him.
Nor is it true that lit was proposed to
try the South Carolina and Mississippi plans
:here,o il those plans in any way prevent
the negroes from a free exercise OF the right
OF suffrage. We do not believe that the
white men of Massachusetts are hail as Tree
In casting their ballots as are the negroes
In Virginia. We do not believe that there
is one negro buldoZcd into voting the Con-
seryative ticket in Virginia for every ten
white men that are bulldozed into voting as
their employers would have them vote IN
Massachusetts,. BEAST BUTLER Is not very
good authority with rs, nor with anybody
else we would hope; yet we have very lit
tie doubt that he tells the truth when ne
says, as he does, that at the late elec-
ton for Governor white employees by
the thousand were compelled to cast
their ballots against him who desired TO
vote for him. lie tells only half
fhe truth, however; for other white men
were forced 10 vote for BUTLER. 1t was IN
the Boston Herald, we think, that we read
a few weeks ago the significant query,
/" How many OF General BUFFERS employees
will be allowed TO vote against hIm?" No
such question would be appropriate in Viz
ginia. The employer expects the negro
employees to vote as he would not have them
vote. i.
The people OF Boston are not conscious of
their foolish preiudices. They verify be-
licva that they are political saints, though
they harbor unjust suspicious Of US OF the
South, and nuke outrageous charges against
us. They thank God that they live in Bos-
ton. They are pachydermatous as to
their iailings. No arrows OF scorn, or
contempt, or spite, or hatred, can pene-
oh az n
The Bos!onian is proof against attacks
from any quarter except England. He
is clad in complete armor wherever any
thing of American origin is shot at him. II
it came from catapult, it would fall harm
less at his feet. But he is naked as new.
born child when an Englishman takes sight
a: him. He has no defensive armor on, and
tries to get none. He confesses his short
comings and ANONYMOUSLY Graves pardon.
And having pacated his lordship, he at once
gets even with the world by a totally UNI
cal!ed-ior and uniustiiablc attack upon
some Of his own countrymen.
Surely it is time for even Boston to dis
miss the foolish notions which SO many
northern people have always entertained as
to the character Of the white men of the
South. We claim to be rs learned, Us re-
fined, as considerate for other folks feel
ings, as honest, and as honorable, as any
people in the world. Indeed, so far as this
State is concerned, there are not few Of
Us who mold that il man was not born in
Virginia it doesn't matter much where he
was born. Nevertheless, we will excuse
our "hrethren /" in The State OF Massachu-
setts-B Bay for not worshipping us. All that
we ask Of them Is to dismiss once for all
the absurd prejudices which so many OF
them harbor, and believe that the southern
are not ouly willing to accord
to the negro all his rights, but are much
more liberal to him than any Boston mill
owner is to his employees.
A Forcible Election.