The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-18

sReAd3uSk9fB IN tft1J - w 49,
y,rri,,is and her people by repudiating tue .na
Eboaest debt t6s State, and their ciiy hope
Of i,,cccas; ms 10 win The favor ana sup
nort II the colarsd people .iarsst heir .sandis
sistes. Hence Ii was that at the Mozart = all
Convention the ariful leaders OF that lac
lion 81 t1isofgauizers called iato counsel
with them come dozen Or 50 Of unsuspec''t'-'
Ing COL ored people from one or two OF the
sonthside counties, and held them as so
many decoy.ducks to deceive and entrap
the rest Of their race In the State. Ihey
looked upon them as an ignorant and ais
honest class OF human beings, and ola not
doubt for moment that as soon as they nao
perfected their willy scheme OF organization
and disseminated their corr upt aud dlshon,
eat doctrine of reputation among the col
ored voters, the latter would at once eaten On
ar the bait and be captured by the delusionr.
Il was to accomplish this artful purpose and
make this capture OF the colored vote, as
vel az o large portion Of the white vote,
complete, that ,MAHoNE aud his party nave
been so actively and constantly engaged 10
circulating the falsehood that our public
schools are to be ruined and our. taxes to pe
heavily increased from, years end to years
end by the adoption OF the MCCuLLocH Dill
These insidious appeals were directed to
the presumed ignorance and baser cupio'tS
and dishonesty of human nature, and the
Resdiusters were confident that they would
especially deceive and captivate the colored
people and win them over to their side Of
the question. go
But it is a most gratifying fact, which we
are pleased to observe, and which rehects
the highest sort OF credit upon the grow
ing intelligence and honesty OF the ;olore d
race. that the Mahoneites have been sadly
disappointed and chagrined at the signal
failure of their game OF deception ana
fraud. The colored people are not all so
ignorant and dishonest as the ReadIusters
had estimated. They are growing more
and more proud every day OF their State
and Its honor and credit, and they begin to
see that their Interests and prosperity de-
pend exclusively on the prosperity OF the
white race, and uice Versa. They begin to
see that people who will repudiate or dis
honor q Slate debt will not hesitate event.
ually to destroy individual and national Gre
dit. and thus bring upon the whole country,
and every class and color of its people, the
most disastrous caIamities; and hence the
honest and most intelligent portion OF the
colored people have not ''looked so kindly -
on the Mozart movement OF Repudiationlsts
as was foudly hoped by its leaders. On the
contrary. in this campaign the colored peo-
ple SO far have behaved with marked wis
dom and discretion, and wherever their in
telligeuce and integrity have been reached
by sound argument and good advice they
begin to take sides with the honest Debt
Payer who sustains at all hazards the Nc
CULLoCH settlement Of the question, aud
gives, in many portions OF the State, the
cold shoulder to the arch enemies Of honest
reimbursement and the peace and prosperity
OF the Commonwealth. --.... iE.s
Even at the Mozart leaders own home in
Petersburg, where he is best known and
understood by the people of both races, we
notice that colored clubs, composed OF the
best portion OF the race, have been formed,
we believe, in all of the six wards, and
have adopted strong and very sensible reso-
lutions in full sympathy with and support
OF the McCULLocH settlement. These clubs
number hundreds of members drawn from
the honest aud hard-working classes, who
know how important it is to preserve good
credit and integrity among nations as we'll
as individuals. In Lynchburg, too, and in
various other portions Of the State, it is
gratifying to observe that the more respecta'
BILE portion of our colored friends are fall
ing into line on the right side.
What lasting shame will it not be to the
Readiusters to find on the day OF election
that even the colored race have spurned
their corrupt oyertures and manifested a
sense of honor and State pride OF which
the most illustrious and virtuous OF our
people may well be proud!