The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-26

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's So me-; ssep s,z',< sensis xpFiI u. l1sij
AZ ne dime tfcse soniestcd and heated
.gsssienS xeqn held ct Petersburg, nf.
rs,srsnn VIVA there working side By side IN
~, hernexe viii, tho honorable Senator from
vsreIs,ia. III his issue OF the Eceaing Ssor'
~ Fetersbufx, Of September 81, 1873, ne
sayss on,o
enss,rnnce and determination than was put
scr{h be f<,e people OF PeiesDnfg under
the long BLACK years Of negro dominatlcn'
ana none ryef nnade a more splendid exnl.
billion OF energetic resolution tnan tnas
~hIch they put forth III the spring OF iei4,
4vben. with. aerried masses and unDrohen
tread. they marched upon the desPo'leas
ana hurled them from the seats OF pows !,
1bsir ignorance and dishonesty naa ueh'eu.
That n bad start for Reanlus VINO
now progesees to be 20 EXTRAORDINARILY
l sectlonstc toward The negro race. on INC
| a2d of September, 1919, ne sspu tD's
ssS,tbers must act up 10 the conscience
and Iirbt thew possess. For ourselves. we
nnId our Older slogan: PUsioaat the 1httes
ooaias< the Sosid eRE1jty Of ne btochs.'
There Is your color line drawn Win
distlnctness add energy that nave rarely
seen egcelled by the pen OF any southern
efjllor. October 1, 1875, he said:
I'VE want no better reason for opposing
Me. Boiling than that The Radicals ana tnelr
negro followers support him. Is tnat DOT
cause enough"
On October 8, 1875. he said;
all is one thing for The Conservative or
canizatlon. founded by white men Tor me
protection OF the whites, 10 accent tne Votes
| ~ negroes who believe that The intelligence
! NJ the commonwealth should rule. IL is
| ouilc another thing for men who seek 'De
disruntion Of that organization, ana WHO
rebei against Ns mandates, TO seek beg,o
assistance 20 accomplish their purpose. 1.
! Is one thing for majority OF white people
| IN accent aid coming from any source. ~ y
another and distinct matter that hiinoIr
10 az the whites should rely on negro aia 10
overcome majority Of their own race"
on the tn OF October, 1870, I'D tue SAME
paper, he said: :. y,rU,n,,
there are those willing to Join hands WIN
crew who have only lacked opportunity 70
visit upon us the ills which their brethren
have heaped mountain-hgh upon Inc heip'
iess people OF less favored communities
Even here we have bad experience enough
10 give us foretssie OF what 10 expect IL
the Radicals ever achieve political su-
premacy."
"Tbe independent programme as to Rad
icalism: Endure; then pity; then EN-
brace.
"Do YOU want to break up the Conserya-
tive ascendancy in Petersburg, and have
negro policemen, and carpet-bag officials,
and an irresponsible Council, and colored
teachers In the free schools"
On October 20, 1875, be said in the same
paper: v,u
ing 10 make gap in the organization ana
| 10 weaken It's authority and prestige simply
10 overcome candidate (Hunter) distasteful
| TO minority OF the party here. Nay, more,
they are milling TO borro,c negro assistance
10 accomplish the injury TO the State. Ano
vet they claim TO be Conservative ana ask
iohite men to vote with them"
| ON November 3. 1875, be said this:
"For five years and everywhere the SUI
premacy OF the party sustained by tnese
black people has invariably resulted 10
plumber. oppression, and social lowering OF
| the intelligent and virtuOus citizen over
whom they had uSurped control"
| On November 5, 1878, he ssid
| Conservatives and negroes-a nice COM
lbipation, truly. Verify, our former friends
have 'stooped to conquer Richards ana
Van Auken will be very much disappointed
on Tuesday night il it shall be found that
| Hunter has been elected. Such news as that
will drive iron into the souls Of the oppreS-
sorS of our brethren, the feeders on our
substance, and the prosecutors OF our regis
trars and judges. But all true ConserVa-
tiycs will rejoice at it. DO the white people
OF Petersburg wish to labor for the satisfac-
/ ton Of Radical leaGsrsY"