The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-27
An Open Letter TO Big.FOur Newberry
[FrOm The WythevlIIe Enterprlse.J
DANvILLE, VA, october 5, 1888.

DANvILLE, VA, october 3, 1888.
Hon. s. II. Ne,obeTy:
Dear Sir.-My anxiety and that OF many
of nv friends here have induced me to
write TO some OF our friends in Southwest
| Virginia to ask what the "signs OF promise
are" in a political way in your section, and
especially in Bland county.
! / am the son Of your old friend, Colonel
/ +. G.. Rutlin. OF Richmond, and this must
be my excuse for troubling you with this
letter.
We who live in the Black Belt feel that,
could the white men in your part OF the
J State know to what indignites and out
RACES we ire constantly subjected by our
local government, they would cease to be
Readiusters now that there is nothing TO
readiust, and rally TO our support. And
we think he who would enlighten them
and let them see how hideous our condi-
tlOn il would deserve the gratitude OF our
people for generations to come.
Shall pass over in this letter the enor-
mity OF iniQwty and hate that is contained
In the unfinished business OF the last Lee
gjslature-these are known to all OF Us, and
are. / assure YOU, the least OF all the evils
which besct the Southside Virginian-and
win confipe myself to our local govern
l.ment. which is no worse here than in other
portions of this section.
Here in Danvillc we have four negroe:
in orr Council, which is presided over by
carpet-bagger, Colonel Raulston, the in
/. ternal-revenue collector, who is an under
1 spur-leather OF Malone, and malignant
: hater Of all good people. We have ont
: black negro justice and two white Negro
:, justices. We have negro policemen an(
A. or al. al. xxf1.n \. I'll.
est claim for office IL fealty to the Repub
lican party and hatred for everything tina
n l. decent or respectable. | have seen
u negro in the streets Of Danville surround
re- ed by other negroes, and within few fee
;s Of policeman. denounce all white peop
= In the vilest, bitterest, and most vulga
9, language, and, with pistol in hand. say tina
ID he wanted to start a row with some "s-
ID OF D." OF white man and kill him
y. without soliciting even so much rs a re
~, buke from this policeman, who, though HI
. has white skin, wears Mahone's liver,
u and is alacker than hell. / have known
ne ladies to be iostled and knocked from tn,
d sidewalk into the gutter by negro wenches
hi with the remark that "neXt time YOU Sc,
: ladies coming l reckon you will get out O
" the way" l have known negro wenche.
y to give the lie to lady direct, and coul(
weary you with the rehearsal OF Just sucl
outrages, but slcken OF the task.
In Fealty to Malone Is the one prerequisit,
ST for office, and no other qualification /,
a. asked for or cared for here. But we trus
In God that the very extreme to which
VI these people have gone here will be ouI
salvation; for ii has driven all respectable
at ity from their party and has united The
Y. white people almost to man, and now al
:, who were formerly Democrats are Demo
Gratis still, and are not only united with III
but are working with ms.
The color line has been clearly and tightly
r. drawn. and we have no doubt OF carrying
,e our ticket (which Is the same for Pittsylva
n. MIA county and Danyille) In November bu
|, we need the State because the other side mr.,
u. already preparing new charter for Dan
"a vile, to offer In the next Assembly II tn,
Of State goes Readiuster; and II II does, ant
y their new charter Is adopted, then God hell
:. us; and II Is this anxiety which makes III
y appeal TO our friends all over the State To-
, aid, believing that the worst curse whicl
d an angry God could infict upon us an.