The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-18
THE NEGRO LANasToN's FABLES.
uow n. suokc for the Boss ns Williams
burg, and what He Saddle Appeals 10
p,s.,or. nm. Falls short OF the Mark.
Va. October 1G. 1892

Mahonc,s poliIical caldron Is at f,l-
rious boil in this vicinity, ana wen u may
be. for II Is between two fires that are
making Il n trine warm. Within THIS cal,
dron many bubbles are seen to noat, ana
ne II will be both interesting and bench
cial. this correspondent viii proceed 10
nrick a few and let out their inwardness.
On the night OF the 18th there was an
other gathering OF the clan. From the
citadel of Mahoneism the Eastern Lnnatic
! Asylum) its soothsayers and chiefs Issued
forth and commanded those Of dusky COM
plexions and those with pale faces-yea,
all those that bow the knee to
BAEL MALONE
TO attend, for Langston, very Cicero Afl1-
canus. the .'famed professor" Minister to
| Uayti &C., was TO speak. The COURTHOUSE
was tolerably well filed, but do not sup
nose with Mahoneites alone. There were
some Democrats present, and good many
straightouts also, as | will show further
on. DR.. Wise presided; Langston sat
next: then came his Honor Mayor Lively;
next came Norton, Eamlin, &C., the Judges
stand looking like strip cut from
checkcr-board. white and black alternately
down the whole length, groups on the steps
each side answering pretty well for the
captured.
TIE NEGRO LANGsTON's LO0sENEss.
Langston commenced by saying that he
ever spoke and acted from conviction. 1T
was charged that he had been paid to speak
for Malone. Had always had plenty OF
money: was beyond price; had never falsI-
fed his word or gone back on his c0nvic-
lions. The man who said otherwise was 4
liar. and he would knock his head off il he
could get to him. Political speakers are
generally INDUCED with considerable
lititude OF expression, and after this trucu-
lent preface Il speech OF reasonable accu-
racy Mt least might have been expected;
but when he said that several years ago,
while speaking in Norfolk, three thousand
pistols were fired at him and Il man killed
Immediately in front OF him: that last week
in Suffolk he drew every white man
from Marshall and Goodc and every colorcd
man from DeZendorf; that Dawson could
neither read, write, or speak correctly, 1t
struck me that the ''foremost man Of his
race" had very loose conception OF the
meaning OF the word Truth. He has
fluent delivery. easy bearing. and is highly
educated no doubt; but through all OF this
civilized gloss, when excited, glimpses OF
Africa were wildly apparent. lie SAID Ma
hone was a boss, and he gloricd in such Il
boss. In his opinion Washington, Jeficr-
son, and all the other great Nirgnians.
were bosses, but failed TO establish their
right to the honor by proving that they got
into power by the trick OF reputation;
that they were elected by one party and
voted with the other; degraded legislatures
into 4 caucIIs machine, and eXtored per
cent. from Federal oflicc-holders. The
main thread OF his discourse. however, was
SOCIAL EQUALITY,
that for two hours drew its l0athSOmc
length along. They now had mixed iurcs.
Through whom: Malone Now the co.
/ lored gentlemen could ride in the cars be-
side the white ones: saw the cOlored child
studying in school-bOuscs situated along
side If the white child'S; that Malone, in
a conference with leading Republicans ut
| Philadelphia, had said that he did not stop
at reimbursement Of Nirginia's debt. but in
tended TO annihilate every legal Obstruc-
ton TO perfect equality in the South land
/ that Malone would be compelled to OYER
/ turn the remaining legal barriers thereto
| in Virginia" These barriers are, | believe,
the laws against ntcrmarriagc. mixed
schools. &c. Malone had brought much
to pass. and more would come to pass.
Why, the other day he saw man clad in
all the paraphcrnalia OF an officer OF the
law, and accostcd him thus "Friend.
what is thine Office and grade?" The re-
/ ply was, 4" am the chief Of police OF the
sanitary department OF the city OF Dan
VILE" -: and he was as black a. the hinges
OF midnight. At frequent intervals he
! broke forth in
SAVAGE JEERS
at Dawson and his followers. In fact, his
attack on Dawson was the flcrccst ever
! heard.) Langston has been here once be-
! fore, and was the guest OF Dawson. but
| that was " in the sweet" gonc-by-and-by.
Time and again he vented himself in Bit
ter sncerS and rdicue lcvclled at the white
people OF the South. Yes, and apostate
white men stood by and listened rs If thew
heard sweet music. ApropoS OF the pistol
! yarn: While standing in the doorway, a
colored man said to two companions
"That is the same old thing. ] heard
THAT LIE
five years ago. and the only difference i
/ that he has a few more pistol, in ii now"
/ Afterwards the same man approaching me,
while Norton was speaking. said, THAT
man would hang himself for money!" To
show that there was more than one way Of
! thinking IN the crowd, squads would leave
now and then, and after getting outside
| cry hurrah for Dawson and Dezendorf
The applause was loud. but careful OBJ
server could see that it came from the same
men every time (and not such an immense
| crowd either, who went of like alarm
clocks set at random. The following Incl
dent will bear relating: LangstOn repeated
a conversation in which Dczcndorf said.
| il elected, he would work against Artbur's
administration, and was told that he would
never get to Congress; then appealed TO
the audience to say whether he could after
this declaration. There were cries OF No.
no; but amid this uprOar was heard a
murmur, whispers OF hush, hush, rs the
voice OF an old colored man responded,
"EWlne dar DO" Hamln, Il wanderer
from Ohio" the late news from that State
Is no doubt cheering to the exile spoke
AFTER LANGsToN,
and was followed by Norton. Hamlin.
though not sweet was short: boosted OF
his share in the formation OF Oberon Col
lege, Ohio, the first place in this country
where the whites and blacks were educated
together; favored Malone because Ma |
hone endorsed the principles OF the Re- |
publican party, which were equality. !
political. religious, and civil. The bur /
den OF NOrton's song was what he had
done for Malone and what Malone would
do for him.
We have our little jokes down here oc-
casionally at which we venture to smile in |
our sleeves. For instance, the other day /
party Of friends were standing ODpositc /
the Coalition flag discussing the manner in |
when the names were put on. Some said |
painted; others nay. JenkenS, passing at |
the time, silly intimated that they were en-
Bossed on.