The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-10
Sharn-Shooters.

az yirginisns prominent In public life, or
well known at home at any rate, and has
begun the publication OF the respo' ses.
We have glanced over those OF Co'onei
w,rusRs and General JAMES A. WALKER.
They must prove 10 be Interesting reading
10 ,hc stalwaTis OF the North, and VIII eX-
cite the ire OF ToUBGEE and other exiied
Garnet baggers--exI from the South, we
mean. We will give our readers taste OF
the quality OF these letters. We quote from
Colonel Wi1HERs grst. He says:
do not know that | correctly appre-
hond vour inquiry. whether the carpet
baggcrs had fair chance 10 be honedI.
know Of no circumstance connected WIN
their official positions which was iuiinlcaI
TO the honest and faithful discharge o. uu.y
except tbs, they had the opporl uhi'y 10
steal, and very largely ayalled themselves
Of II. u,...o
heen The errors Of treatment OF the South
NV the northern poweri"-is prolific in lis
Suggestions. ] can only say, in brief, that
The great, Fundamental, and most mischiey'
ous error was in the passage OF The various
reconstruction measures by Congress. The
Souih had seeded, believing that they had
the constitutional right 10 withdraw from
the Union; The North denied this right, ana
the war was waeed by them avowedIy ana
solely "for the preservation OF the Union.
TIE decision by this ultimate arblter
wss against the South, and the dOc-
trine OF secession died at Appomattox
Courthouse. Had the southern STATES
been permitted then to resume tneir FORMER
relations 10 the General Government, pre-
serving their State autonomy and repeal
ING their ordinances Of secession, there
would have been far less trouble. Bul,
with singular inconsistency, it was as, umed
that the triumphant conclusion OF war
Uaged for the preservation Of the Union
had contaminated the destruction OF that
Union. State lines were obleraicd. mill
tarv districts created. and the integrity OF
The Union was only TtestabiishCd after con-
di.ions were imposed which in many OF the
southern States, il not in all, meant negro
domination. II was plain TO the most ofdi-
pJry intellect that the ruling motive which
inspired such legislation was not the Te,'o'
ration and preservation OF The Union, out
determination TO peTpetuaie, al All haZ-
AIDS the ascendancy OF the Rcpublcan
parry. The people OF the North do not
seem to realize that Republican rule IN the
South means negro Tute, and negro 17Ue
i
oi he subject, but content myself with the
statement alb owe. 1t l., sincerely believe,
tie belief Of nineteen tWcnicths OF the best
men Of the South.
General WALKER write:
You say "lhere is a desire among the bet
ter ellen enls in the Republican party at The
North to do away with that bar TO the high
e.; national political prosperity known a.
Sthe solid SOUTH"
Let me INQUIRE why you do not reverse
tbe PROPOSITION, and seek TO do away with a
solid North! For il cannot fail 10 occur TO
yorr mind hat The North is about as nearly
solid - the South. In the l1'e presidential
election every southern State went Demo
clat c and every northern State, except one,
went Republican. II strikes us here IN the
South that southern Democrats had about
aS much right 10 vote solid aS The northern
Republicans had. II seems to H., too, that
there would be no objections, 10 the South
being ~ solid as the North if She were only
solid Republican.
YOn ak me to give you "the opinion OF
the South upon the best means OF removing
the buebear," "a solid SOUTH The best and
only means know of TO remove this 1rlghl'
full spectacle Of millions OF people voting
their honest and sincere political principles
by brbery, induce them TO vote for policy
and not for principle.
Sd, You ask, Have the carpet-baggers
had fair chance to be hOnesl!"
Ghe above question is rather poser. AS
they we're born and bred in the North, and
in every instance were Republicans, can
not say what chances they bad 10 lmblDe
honesty and honest principles from their
home associations and party affiliaton, but
20 Judge from the results they have had cX-
ccedingly limited "chances TO be honest"
"As the twig is bent the tree IS inclined"
OF Que thing you may rested assured, that
no respectable southern Democrat is reSrOn-
sible for their want Of honesty, since none
such ever gave them the benefit of their adj
vice, counsel, or company.
OH. Your ninth question is, "Wbat
would the South like TO have from northern
politicians, The Republican party. and the
President eleci i'
The South wants nothing from the Re-
publican party or the PresidCnl-elect. The
South has asked for justice at the bands OF
the Republican administrations for the past
fifteen years, and we have now ceased TO
ak for or expect justice even at the hands
OF that party Of sectional ideas, sectional
aims, and bloody-sbrt policy. We propose
TO take care OF ourselves p0lticdly, and we
are not 80 blind as not 10 see that the South
has only 10 remain Democratic four years
longer To give us a Democratic administra-
ton, nor are we so unqccustomed ~ defeat
rs TO feel demoralized at the election Of Mr..
Garfield.
10Th. You ask, "Wbat does the South
need from them? "--i. e., from the northern
politicians, the Republican party, and the
Preside ni-clcct.
We need that they should use the power
they will wield for the next four years TO
10 away with that bar IL the highest ma
tiOnal political prosperity " the SOtid Morrill,"
aud cease 10 abuse and SANDER those whom
they nave conquered. 1t seems that fifteen
years after The war should be long enough
for the uOrin,rn blood to cool. Let us have
peace. However, that is more matter OF
taste than anything eIse, for we are used to
IL; and il 1t amuses you, go ahead; 1t don't
hurt us.
llth. "Wbat does the South expect from
themY"
Judging ihe future by the past we expect
nothing good for the South or for southern
people.
l2tb. is public sentiment in your State
fairly in accord with your own?"
am not authorized to speak as to the pub.
lie sentiment Of my State. The above are
nv sentiments, hastily expressed and hur-
riedlY written.
The above are only "speeimen bricks"
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