The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-13

lately been the object Of special attention
from General Malone; ana man WIG
looks upon his followers merely a. .oo's,
and Is not nice In the selection OF ,a ..,s',,
ment Of them, who relies malny upv -,
patronage and an appeal TO low moa'ses ~
CARRYING his ends, who listens W no yDum-
sellers and demands unquestloning oosu,
ence from bis followers, woulo na'uIssy
want Just such supporters as tnis cn'ss
affords: whilst their expectation OF peins,
by this means, advanced 10 tne soc'a' , p%nv
OF the white man inclines them 70 io''o"
r. - Main that n party whose leading
h,acks are ambitious hirelings, whose
leading whites-ncarly oil OF tnemJ
have, or hope for, the pay OF Once, anu
wboce chief knows no law but DIS own
will and no policy but his own an-
yancement, is full OF danger 10 Tue wen,
being, II not the peace, OF the oiate; Anu .1'
IN preserye that II would appear that the
first duty Of all good citizens Is 10 CO.
operate against such a combinaGon' 10
which end their programme shou'a pe 10
take the ball at the hop and openly dispute
the issue OF negro equality. .la'
is not done, but there be any tenn
porizlng, then failure must ionow;
For temporizing is concessions; ana all
concession will be ascrbed 10 evasion or
t;midity. and made the ground OF further
exactions. For General Malone Is reck-
loss aggressive. yindictIve, willing to hui
initiate his opponents by backing negro oe-
mands. And the negro, taught on the one
hand by conceit that he IS "the coming
man." and on the ether. by some VINO want
his services, that he is the victim OF OPP
preston, Is kept ieverishly fuctuating De-
tween presumption and discomfort, a Per-
petual menace TO our tranquility, ready 10
break out afresh at any moment running
sore.
Very serious mischief may result from
this cause. Much has been done already.
With false notions Of their relations 10 the
white people instilled into them, they mu-
tiny against the duties OF their stations; as
IS most noticeable here in Richmond since
Governor Cameron has put two OF them
over white men in the/SchOol Board, and
appears TO countenance turning over negro
schools to negro direction. The late
duel, which caused more excitement in
the State than did that between Gov
ernor Cameron and Judge Hughes
when Governor Cameron insulted and
fought Judge Hughes, whose paper,
the State Journal, had spoken in about as
disrespectful terms OF the leading Demo-
Gratis OF that dav as the Wing does OF the
Democrats OF this-grew, as the first one
did, indirectly out OF the negro qu estion.
And this warns us that neither side is bet
ter prepared for settlement OF that
question now than it was when Governor
Cameron was the self-elected champion OF
the white man fourteen years ago. Indeed
a very little reflection should convince us
that many years must elapse before 1t is
sett led. Emancipation merely opened it..
II these views be correct, IL would seem
plain that not only sound conservative
considerations, but humanity also, make it
necessary that we should keep General Ma
hone and Governor Cameron TO the color
line they have made rs it is also quite as
necessary for them to maintain IL. And
herein we have this great advantage II we
use it wisely: They are compelled, in or
der to chance OF success on their line, to
offer the negro what the white men Of their
party revolt from in their hearts. Whereas
our refusal to give the negro Office in eX-
change for votes will meet the sympathy
and instincts OF all white men and the open
approval OF a vast majority.
/ do not stop to argue that we have lost
by not taking this line before. have no
word OF criticism for the past; / look to
the future. There is abundant reason to
think we can take position on this ques-
ton now which some might have deemed
injudicious at the commencement. The
Supreme Court seems to be taking ulster
views, and to leave something to the dis
cretion OF States in preserving their So
ciety; and there Is less division among our
own people, who know each other as well
as the negroes better than they did eighteen
wears ago. In 1880 the whole Democratic
vote was 127,000-9 $1,000 Funder Demo-
Gratis, $1,000 Readjuster Democrats, and
$4,000 Republicans (nearly all black)-a
total OF 211, 900. Now the total vote is esti-
mated at $50, 600, Of which 100000 is black
and 100000 white; difference OF TO-
900. or more than double the Readiuster
white vote OF 1880. Surely this is margin
enough to figure upon for great victory
if the issues attract the votes.
This. then, respectfully submit, is the
first question to be met at Lynch burg,
kindly, persuasively, but fairly, fully,
firmly, ineXorably, in the assurance
that we had better risk defeat upon
it-though | do not think we would
risk defeat-and then get back again in
the inevitable reaction, than come down to
the level OF Malone and the negroes in an
effort to beat him in the game OF degrading
our civilization.
And this question being settled, there
can be no others to divide us. The debt
question and every other one that was en-
bodied in the Readjuster platform has been
settled, and will be acquiesced in; all
schemes which were introduced by Gene
raj Malone outside OF that platform TO cor
rupt the legislative, administrative, and
judicial departments OF the government
will be denounced; cooperation with the
Democratic party Of the United States can
be pledged without the embarrassment OF
specification.
And then ii the white voters are in
Structed, reused, and mustered at the polls
we may hope to overcome the worst party
that has ever threatened the destinles OF
our State, and defeat the most dangerous
man that has ever attempted to domIneer
over our people.
And this is what have to say in all SIM
certify, and hope with due Difference to
the white people OF Virginia. As l have
done it at the request OF a good many
friends / hope 1t will not be deemed OBJ
frusiou go,
Democratic Platform.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In n lenothy letter IN tba New YorLr