The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-11
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lrhs Republican. party. growing despe-1
rate. ms sietcrmine. to and ertake 2 garFal.
IONS crusade agaspss southern Democracy.
THE events Of the war md That worse than
MAR OF btood--the war OF bigots ard
knayes Of politicians in Congress upon the
South utter the war, established the color
iine,in the South. and arrayed the races IN
such hostility that there was constant danger oar
OF conflict. The whites, to protect them
selves and keep control OF their govern
meu., PURSUED policy SO prudent and Wise,
aud go conciliatory while firm, that it passed
through period Of very greas trial ana
danger. with such order and safety that 10
after ages the wonder will be how 1t was
done.
In the process Of time things have been
modified, and now the race hostility has
been SO FAR subdued that elections almost
cease to be the occasion OF stimulating race
aycrsions. Still the color-line, which II Is
impossible so soon to forget, appears, but
not in yindIctiye form. Southern whites
have no ides, where they can, avoid IT, OF
electing negroes to Offices which require
the intelligence and mental force OF civilized
and educated men, and, as we all feel, white
men. The South is at peace, and our eiec-
tions are peaceful, and our laws admins
tered in lust and orderly manner. Every
body has his rights secured and order pre-
walls: .,...,..
Snch Is the South now. Her People have
NOT forgotten that they were driven to COM
bine in the establishment and maintenance
of peace and safety, the just administration
Of law, AID the intelligent direction OF pub
lie affairs. In national politics the southern
naop,e were not allowed ut first to take
part: and even now we are adannished by
the expressions and acts OF too many OF our
northern fellow-cilizens that our first duty
Is To look to our own safety and take care OF
our own interests.
In this condition the northern Repub!i-
cans deem it advisable to send down their
orators to instruct our people. Who Will
come on such mission, and how will they
undertake to carry it out? These are i'm
portant questions for the missionaries.
They cannot shut their eyes to the fact
that the nature OF our elections for several
wears has LETT the populations divided very
mucb. rs they were after the war, upon the
color-line. Therefore the Republican party
is little else than black party; and now
will the northern orators reason with sucn
a party? That is the question. Ii tnev
recur to the old abolition talk and TO tne
wild and mostly false stories OF southern
cruelties they will become disturbers OF the
Dublic peace and raise the fell spirit OF race
antaeouism which has been so nearly paclh-
Gated. IL they do they. will at once put
themselves forward as public enemies.
They will be enemies alike to the South and
the North: for the best interests OF the ma
lion demand that there shall be peace and
harmony in all the land.
If they avoid this line OF agitation, how
are they to interest the colored people ana
advance their party interests? About the
laws and Constitution, the matters OF Gov
eminent policy, and local and national obll-
cations and rights, they are profoundly ig-
norant, and toward these things equally IN
different. So the northern orators have the
alternatives before them OF either reVlvlnS
vicious and dangerous agitation or vast
ing their time in discourses that will fall
upon dull ears and find no access to minds
that do not comprehend what is heard by
the ears. Which horn Of the dilemma will
they take?
We shall see. We do not believe that
these Republican orators will find any salts
faction in their performances. We hardly
think they will be so vile as deliberately to
undertake revival OF the terrific agitation
of race rancors and conflicts. This could
not possibly be carried on for any consider
able time. Independent OF any manifesto.
ton in the South, the whole naaion would
be Indignant at it. No orator could put his
reputation to the hazard Of such conduct as
that.
The coming OF these men, OF course,
would excite no uneiyil manifestation by
southern society, and we have no doubt
that at this day they would come with
sense of prudence and under the restraint
of ciyiIity which will keep them from the
onlv sort OF agitation which could benefit
their party amongst those to whom their
arguments will be chiefly addressed.
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