Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-06-07
A Genuine Readjuster Speaks.

SOLITUDE, VA, May 26, 1881.
Editors Dispatch: I notice from the
public prints of the day. that the mind
Of the Republican party, specially of the
North, ia very much exercised over Wiz.
ginia's future status politically. AS for
myself, I am "Readjuster in the COOL"
and voted for John Paul, was original
ly an Old Line Wing, and in ante-bel-
lum days If I thought there was one
drop of Democratic blood in my veins I
would most assuredly have let it out and
since the death of that party I always
voted against the Republican party, and
most assuredly vote against Mahoneism
in the future and, as far as my observa-
tons go and my associations with the
people ofmy county, think I can safe
ly say that don't think there is a man
of the Readjuster party who is or was
tinctured with the Conservative party
but will in future support the Conserva-
tive nominees for State offices.
There Is no reason whatever for the
Conservative party to be alarmed in the
future that the "nigger" party will ever
acquire the ascendency in this grand
old Commonwealth. When those a.
mendments will be proposed to the peo-
plea radiance of the poll tax as pre-
requisite of voting-they will receive
the condemnation of all true Virginians
for this reason : that persons who pay
their taxes will most unquestionablY
vote may except few aspirants for
Office, and those in favor thereof will
not vote because their names will be
emblazoned on the delinquent list In
the hands of the judges of election. L
do think If man cannot afford to pay
the small pittance of one dollar for the
privilege of exercising the greatest func-
ton that mortal man is heir toto vote
he ought to acknowledge himself an
alien from the house of Israel, and not
q citizen of the Commonwealth.
There is no money that I more cheer
fully pay than the money into this
Treasury for the benefit Of the school
fund and that to the preacher Those
two domestics must be kept abroad In
laud at all hazards and if not, 10 and
behold the old Commonwealth in the
next century!
1t has been generally understood that
the Republicanparty was debt-paying
party, and as that party has cOnsoli-
dated its interests with Malone. think
the good people of Virginia ought to let
them look to Monsieur Malone for their
/
has come for the good people of Virgin
ia to forget-at least foE the time being
the debt. and turn their atten ton en-
tirely to the election that occurs this
fall, which will decide whether Virgins
ia will be herself again Anglo-Sa o.
be subservient 10 the American>borI
citizen of African descent. 1 am wei
satisfied that there is not one man ir
ten thousand in this country has any
feeling whatever to see his cOlOret
brother reduced to slavery or disfran'
chised. The colored brother has all thu
rights that the white man has, provided
he submits himself to the Revised Stat
utes. And another thing: The negro
has no friends in any position in lifi
except those of his old master or mer
who were bred and born in slaveholdin,
States. Dawes and Hoar and such fel
lows are Yankees. and, like Yankees
care for no one but themselves.
Water will naturally find its level ant
the negro will take his place in societ.
where God, the giver of all goods, in
tended him. A servant of servants h.
shall be unto his brethren. If God AL
mighty bad intended the negro to rul
America he never would have given
color to his hide or kink in his hair
or thickened his skull, in connection
with his brain. And word in conclu
sion to my friends in the North: LIE
the colored man alone. He is getting
along in this latitude very well, and hi
employers pay him. The thing would
be all right if it was not for gentlemen
who aspire to positions in Office, both
State and Federal. that their honesty
let alone their ability, does not entitle
| them to. CHARLES SITIINGTON.