The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-15

though ne could have filed II credltably bI
the exercise Of judicial integrity; but bis
decisions soon became q matte OF oper
barter, and dissipation followed his dis
grace until be finally resigned TO es
cape unanimous impeachment. small'
Is OF the hetoic mould. lie IL re-
membered as the slave who ran his YES
sci Ia the Union blockade TO cast bis for.
tunes with the defenders OF the Govern
ment. lie Is illitcrate Of course, but man
OF rare natural abilities. He should have
been q beacon-light for his race TO guide
them TO advancement, industry, and honest
thrift, but he ended his career IN State
politics as a convict and carried his disb0noi
into Congress. lie was candidate again al
the late election, but bis own race,
although largely In the majority and
able 10 elect him under any rule,
have wearied of leadership thai
has degenerated into mean ambition
and plumber, and he was largely beaten.
Nash was an iIiterate hotel servant In this
city before the war, but he had much OF
the ability and more OF the sefis1 cunning
OF Smsls, and ne was an 0mnipotent local
leader for q time. making himself senator
and presidential elector in 1876. He held
the fate OF HAYES i'm his hands when the re-
suit IN the State was questioned, and he
made the most OF 1t. He publicly protested
TO have received large offer from the DEM
ocrats to vote for TildeD, but whites aud
blacks understood that 1t was simply notice
that the Republicans must pay his price,
aud it had TO be done. He confessed his guilt
as a senator, and resigned TO save prosecu.
ton, and he is now in obscure retirement,
with none so poor as to do him reverence.
B0seman made battle for himself, and Is
SIN comfortably fixed as postmaster In
Charleston, and Dellny is a trialiustice by
the favor OF the Democratic Governor.
Rainey purchased his own freedom, and
has been active in The Republican con-
troll OF the State without becoming
noted as jobber. He was assaied
as corrupt, but II was because he tol-
Grated rather than participated in cofrup-
ton, and the searching investigation that
followed the overthrow Of the carpet-bag-
gers failed to stamp BIN with guilt; but be
has lost his power with his lace because be
Is regarded as pIaceman, and he now fills
O Washington cleTkship. Such is the sad
story OF The decline or fall OF the ablest
body OF negro leaders ever felt in any Of
the States.
THE RESULT UPON THE RACE.
None know better than the masses OF the
coIored voters OF South Carolina that their
attempt at sef-rule has been n terrible
failure; and they are now distrus1ul OF all
coored leaders, while they have nothing but
curses for the desperate white adveniurers
who impoverished both races while as
suming to elevate and benefit the negro. 1t
was this feeling that luade the election OF
Hampton possible in 1876, and The sceptre
once wrested from such a race will not
soon be re2ained. They feel little hope
of aiding themselves by negro re-
storation. They saw the State robbed
of lands for negro homes and the
property stolen by those who claimed TO
be the friend OF the negro. They saw taxes
wrung from property To educate the negro,
and large portion stolen outright and the
schools made merely a mOckery OF educa-
ton. Now they see sevcnty-tiye thousand
C Jlored childl en- in free schools, and nearly
twelve hundred col0red teachers instruct
ing them under the beneficcnce of the State
They see, also, an amendment OF the Con-
stituton adopted making fixed and irrevo.
cable appropriations for free and equal edu.
cation, and the Governor OF the State de-
cariDg for still greater increase in the
facilities for in>trdcting both whites and
blacks. They see business and confidence
revive; they have more Labor and better
pay; they are steadily increasing their
friendly relations with the whites by leases
II lands, aud many Of tbem are becoming
small prOprietors since they have ceased TO
neglect industry TO follow tue commands Of
efish leaders, and large proportion of tue
more thrifty class have openly taken their
political stand with the whites, while thou
ands OF others, especially III minority
counties, refuse TO take any part in poll
les. They have a maj ority OF from TWEEN
y to thirty thousand in the State on
strict color-line division, but there
will never be another solid negro |
Ote cast IN this State. Superior in
diligence and will must rule here as in all |
ther places in the world, and both whites |
nd blacks understand 1t. There will be |
pjusli6aDle methods here TO repress such |
egro counties us Beaufort and Charleston. |
cd they will need tue correcting hand Of |
ustice; but until all the laws OF human ma |
IRE and OF interest shall be reversed the |
'hite man will rule the inferior race, and |
e will do il better in the South at this time |
han The negro can rule himself. This is not |
he sentimental view OF the race-issue in
nc South, but 1t is the truth. A. X. VI.