The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-09
An Eve to the Census.

7, Il pretty clearly manifested that the
excitement about the negro population OF {
The South Is worked up through party IN IN.
cenustv to diminish to some serious amount
the number Of people in the south 80 as ~
affect adversely southern representation III
Consress. The design is to weaken inc
q soI,d south.. and strengthen, IL possible,
The States that are believed to DC kephpli-
c.n The main point Immediately spoken
OF is Kansas; but while, that would heip
the purpose OF diminishing the representa-.
tive strength OF the Southa little, it would
not do so much for the North. because Kan
sas is Republican already. But we cannot
t,oub; that the scheme contemplates the use
OF whatever population may be distodsea
and removed from the South, II possible
by " placing it where il may do the inos'
good"
The scheme is one that could not fail to
.xc;te thc horror Of all honest and rejecting
men. since it contemplates political ffand
nv exnedients that must surely increase
human suffering, and can secure no real
benefit TO mankind. Men could not wen
appear in light more vicious and unscru-
nnlors than in ibis party interludc. we
have been right from the beginning IN suS-
Dectinc the scheme Of old Mother WINDOW
HUBBARD as part oil this project. We now
see that the CBANDLERs and lNGERsoLL ana
their associates in diabolism are enlisted IN
the work. 1t is one Of great Wickedness
and folly.
The whole scheme is against practical
sense as we'll as an outrage upon humanity.
We do not believe that the vindIct've
trickstels will.make any serious impression
upon the sectional populations. They Will
not deprive the South Of any Of her repre-
seutation, nor do we apprehend that they
will change local maiorlties TO any serious
extent.
suppose that any great change could De
made in local popuations-What but EVIL
would flow? There would be disturbance
OF industry, falling off OF production, ana
much distress from ill-assortcd social neigh
BIO, hoods, and increased discomfort. THESE
things cannot fail TO bring alike injury ana
unlappiness upon many people and good
10 none The people whom the deliberate
mischief makers seek to use cannot be
moved about with benefit TO themselves.
Ii they succeed in using these beings, they
vii! succeed in making themselves detested
b. those whom they abuse that they may
use.
But what Of that q? All they want is to
Use them, and so they do that they care NOT.
They do not ever propose to conduct the
negro exodus to the North. They are clear
OF that. They would march them about in
the South and wcstwardly. And this they
will not hesitate to do if they can, although
the effect may be the reduction OF the crops
OF sugar and cotton till the North shall Sc
riously suffer by the falling OH OF the gold
producing exports. They are ready TO 10
injury, sectional and national, to crafty
party greed and malice.
But the whole thing will break down. 1t
is vicious and impracticable. Let them 60
ahead. They will surely do more for the
good OF the South than for its injury. The
statements that are put forth arc fallacious,
and the arguments in support of their de-
fusion are all false. The scheme will break
down. They may parade the blacks IKE
supcrnumeraries, repeating their marches
up and down and across the stage, but they
will be then forced to dismiss them like a
volunteer company trigged out for an eve
ming drill, and there AN end on it.
Malice and greedy partisanship may scheme
and man 9uyre, but large populations are not
at the ready command OF political tricksters.
1t takes food and money, and much OF both,
to move large bodies OF people, and for the
fraudulent purposes OF party such move
mens cannot be carried out.