New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-01
REPLYING TO SENATOR MALONE.
4 DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS DECLARING THAT TIL
VIRGINIA ELECTION WAS \ PTACEAnLE AM
FAIR ONE.

4 DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS DECLARING THAT THE
VIRGINIA ELECTION WAS \ PFAcEAnLE AND
FAIR ONE.
RICHMOND, Nov. 3O-Thc Democratic State
Central and Executive Committee has Issued address
to the people Of Virginia which chiefly reply
Mahoncs recent address. The late election" the
committee says illustrated many OF the best features
Of popular government None deeply stirred
tho hearts Of the yet, I'm substance tho peace
WAS nowhere broken. revolution III the Government
wa4 effected; yet the machinery Of the election was
dndcr control and absolutely In the hands OF the party
driven from power" The committee then declares
thrt of passion resentment against the col
orcd people will find any place in the conduct Of the
legislation" OF the Democratic party. ana that every
pledge will De fulfilled the most sacred promise" ="
Referring to the charge that voters nmldatcd the
address says: The total vote cast VA Virginia In ls16-
the largest ever east before this year-wa- 23j225 The
total vote east this year was 272G5i. $1,000 more
than IN 1876 One-sivt OF the entire population white
and black minors and adts. male and female voted in
show thht uh're was no intimidation of voters. Inc
Democratic gain this year II s declared. was due 10 the
that the state debt longer issue, ana that
all the Democrats IN the keaduser party returned to
their old party allegiance"
Referring 10 General Mahoncs charge Of systematic
murder aud blood.hed in Charles city, Halifax, Hanover
Floyd Augusta, Madison ana lee counties aud IN the
town OF Danvllc, the committee says: IN those coun-
Ties except Mdison lho Coall0nists poed 24D0 more
votes than in ls72 They carried Charles City, Lee and
10 hc the truth that few obscure private hrollsncrc
individual qHrrcls-hayc been magnlncd into political
assassinatOns" The address then goes TO state in
detail what the committee considers 10 be- the facts In
atiOu To- the troubles Ia these cOun0s In Charles city
II declares that "a comparatively harmless fist fight
from quarrel between negro and the Of the
Republican candidate for the Legislature and that no
irc-arm knife used" In Halifax IL f. said that
white men defended themselves In a chance medley
brought by visiting negroes" The killing OF Robert
Robertson, by another negro In Hanover before the
election Is said 10 have grown ont of old fcud In
which the wives Of the men were concerned" and was
without the TrmOcHt connection with politics" The
h0micdcs IN Floyd Augusta Madison and Lee counties
also declared To have been without political Sgnin-
caHcc. Speaking Of the troubles in Danye, the COM
mittCc declares .thnt there prcdispOsOn On tho
part the negroes and their leaders bring disturb
anCc and that there prccOncorcd plan on the
part Of the whites to attack the blocks 10 provoke
attack from the blacks" To up" the committee
says, farer more peaceful, more legal clcctiOn-sO
far as the Democratic party Is concerned-waa never
held I'm Virginia. The funess Of time had come,
the petty dictator had played out his selfish and
able game iii the blind could that bitter end
which d short time ago only the wise could predict"