The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-17
the Policyof tho ReadjusseFA Mapped
Outby Colonel Cameron.

IN UIle dDUlONSuib5 aSSo'~'.
correctly outlined by one OF its leaders,
Colonel William Z. Cameron, of Peters,
huro. AZ repo, ted by the Richmond special
70 the New York Herald and in the press
telegram OF yesterday, it is very clear that
they intend to make complete surrender
Of the State to the colored people and tue
Republican party, not upon the question OF
rradiusting the State debt, which was In
fact the only question in the campaign. but
for the ulterlor purpose OF debating ana
controlling all OF the Offices OF the State,
from the Secretary OF the Commonwealth
(and no doubt senator OF the United States,
down to our county aud city judges; anu
all this Is to be done in rapid succession,
and all scalps are to be taken with gloves
off!
We have no doubt the Colonel has
mapped out correctly the game the Read
busters intend to play, and none can deny
that it is bold and daring one, and on 9
very large scale. II they have the power
bv combination or otherwise, to accomplish
il. they will do so. But there may perhaps
| be some serious obstacles in the way which
the Colonel has not yet properly considered
to impede, if not defeat, at least some OF his
projected and cherished achievements. Fo,
instance, IL there is to be such clean sweep
of all the State offices as indicated, 1t would
not be either just or gracious in the Read
busters to appropriate all OF the spoils to
those OF one race, color, and previous condl.
ton. AS they are mainly indebted for their
victory to the "colored troops" who
"foueht nobly" under their banner, that
class OF our fellow-citiZens should not be
neglected in the distribution OF the honors
and emoluments Of official station. To not
throw any OF the prosecuted race crumb
from such a richly-aden table OF precious
meats and fruits and spices would be ne.
eject and insult not to be overlooked by
them, nor sufficiently rPquitcd by the prom.
Use OF such a small equivalent as seat upon
Jury. box, or a page in the House OF Dele
gates, or carrier-pigeon from the Capitol
10 the headquarters OF the Grand Mogul OF
the party. Their invaluable services must
be rewarded with some substantial posi-
ton, from senator down along through the
basement offices to the county-ludgeshlps.
Less than something OF this distinction Will
hardly pacify all of the coiored troops, and
much less will it pacify the white Rcpubli.
can members, who, with their colored
friends, will hold the balance OF power in
both houses, and will have something at
least 10 say Us to how the spoils shall be
distributed among the vctors. Massey and
his special clan will hardly be permitted to
aDproprilte everything to themselves, or
distribute it exclusively among their race
and favorites.
When this happy division of the snoils
and Donors comes about the scene Will be
most exciting and interesting one to spec
tato1s both in and out OF the State, and we
shall! then see how much real practical graf
itude the Readiusters are capable Of show
ing to the colored people who have won for
them the success of which they boast. They
must have some Of the basement offices and
some OF the iudgeships, especially in large
negro counties, to protect them in the proper
selection OF colored jurors and the proper
administration OF the laws for the protection
OF that race. We are anxious to SEQ the
aDportionment that our friend COlonel
Cameron and his new party will make
among the colored troops and the twenty
four Republican members OF The LeSlsla-
ture. That they will make and gather IN
all the crop and then be dismissed with tue
husks-ttat they will pull all the chestnuts
out OF the fire with their paws and cat only
the hulls-would hardly be in the order OF
things, and certainly cannot be required
without an uneXampled display OF heart
lessness and ingratitude.
We are glad to have it announced by one
80 thoroughly identified with the Mozart
Hall party as Is Colonel Cameron that "po-
liticai afiIiation between the negroes and
Readjustels is firmly established" that
sthe great bulk OF the negroes are in tho
rough sympathy with them Ohe Readlust'
ers); that their victory was IN q great mea'
sure due to their" the negroes) "Sup'
port; and that there has been new or
gauization OF parties in the State. The
white people will now understand precisely
what they are fighting for when they sus'
tain the so.called party Of Readjusters.-
DQnvi!le Post.