The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-28
rha rn,nra, Near and Distant.

The Future, Near and Distant.
The fact ,hat the Republicans &e sup |
poset 70 have elected majority Of The men,
hers OF TIE next House OF Repr esentatsves
has resulted In reviving the old and hateful
spirk which prevailed In the South soon
after the war, when scala'wsgs and carpet
bxygers, because they were Republicans,
claimed the privilege AZ representing IN
Congress people who despised them, TINS
feeling Is one Of the Gsost depioratle OF the
consequences OF Republican victory IN the
United States. II Is discreditabe 10 The
northern peoptsth w the Republicans should
have been able to secure possession OK the
Government by s,uelIiDg, siandesing, aad
yilfying Vie people OF the South. the
mere tao. however, that they carrice the
electtoss, wouik moi alarm the South II IL
did rxs indicate dispositions on the part OF
ihc ncpublicsos to perpetus'c theh rule by
mi}Sstifable means. That inc Democrats do
spot misunderstan the spigst Of the northern
st.sywarts * obundantIy evidenced by the
course of the Republicans themselves.
T'heir southern candidgtes for Congress
who wereslefea,ed on tee "a Instant under
stand ths election Of y Republican Horse
sof Repre- enta'ives 60 mean that they ene
sdefeaied candidates, tauy successfully claim
the seats Of their Democratic competitors
who hsre been rctGrUed ss elected to that
body. A Telegram srom Washington to u
Phiaes lphia pspcrssys thatinformaibn has
been received ia the national capital TO the
effect hat there VII he a>ssiid delegation OF
RepxDIcan ccptestants from South Caro-
lima, every detected Republican candidate
for ( ongress IN that Stete having already
fiied notice 81 lSis contest. There will T.,
we predict, uot aeSs ttHsn twenty contested
seas in the rest House of Representatives
iin the southern delegations alone.
II needs no Fhosbtvcome from the grave
ITO tell Us OF the South what these contests
: ioresbadow. Tbeyiudlcde thst the Repue-
}icans are beIs upon ruling this country 1T
o all risks. ssey viii respe6t',he rights Of
no DemoeCst, and especially those Of no
: southern DtsDocrat0r southern State. TbeV
d.. consider themselves as fully authorized by
their loyalsy 10 tbe,eid flag aod their hatred
OF "rebeis and trsitors" % do any act,
however utiust 81 outrageous, which will
enable thcm 10 hoe the offices OF the Lloy-
eminent. They bXVe achieved partial sue
cess by playing uaou the fears Of the north
ern people. They propose to make their
success compleie by using the. weapons
which their pss,ial success has placed in
their power rs ameans OF destroying The
Democratic party, and putting rivalry out
of the question tor the future.
But suppose che Soutifshoud get tired OF
submitting to iniuSt'ce, wrong, and out
rage, and begSE 10 kick up that sort OF
row which is semuch dreaded in the North,
and the fear OF which issiwavS appealed to
by The stalwartS whenlthey are trying TO get
the northern people ioTote the Republican
ticket how ia that case? The slalwartS
have taught tue northers people that this is
what the businessmen Of the 'Nerth dt cad
more than augt1 else. Suppose, tben, that |
the southern people sbDuld Try this sort of
appeal-sn appesitothe fears OF the sordid- |
would armies be sbsle TO prevent the damage |
TO the matera, intosests OF the North that |
would thereby he oeeasiOned? We have
no idea that the southern people will en-
gage in any sucb game as that OF following |
the example of the northern stalwarts; but |
il they should 40 50, no northern man could |
blame them for tbets conduct.
Bot there is 10 necessity fer any appeal
on our part 10 the feirs of the business
men OF the North. Get US bald up our
own cities. encourage our own mechanics,
establish all soIts CT factories of our own,
export our own products, import our own |
foreign purchases, and in every way
strengthen the material wealth Of the South. |
Our section is favored by Mature above any |
other portion of the Union. Gn,Other days |
slavery retarded Its increase in population.
Hereafter there can be no sEek malign in
fiueuce operating. Our future must be a
bright one. Let Us do al, that weean;t .hsst-
en- the day OF prosperity ana consequent libe-
ration from unjust laws and disbonestprsc. !
tees. When we shall have become strong |
in,wealth and numbers, stslwartiSm Will be |
an unknOwn thing even in the North.
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