Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-04

EXANDR!A, VA, sun
may recover, and Seward Is entirely ont OF
danger.
There arc several more negroes wounded.
Matters are considered very critical and
the utmost vigilance is kept on every side.
The militia are still on duty, and at pre-
sent there seems to he no need Of outside as
sistance
The negroes banded together last night
at Jacksonville, jus; on the outskirts of the
city, aud at one time, started in town, but
were promptly turned back. They are col
ected there to-day in large numbers, but
their actions are closely watched
THE FEELING IN THE STATE.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. November s.
The excitement here over the riot in Dan
Vile j. intense, and white men in crowds
are gravely discussing the impending dan.
ger, aud are earnest III their expressions Of
a determination TO stand solid!y together In
this Eight.
sTAuNToS
STANTON, Va, Nov. 3.--The most in
tense feeling prevails here over the Danvillc
news. The telegraph Office is full of anx-
ious inquircrs, but at midnight nothing had
been received to relieve their anxiety.
LYSCHruEG.
LYNCaBUgG, November 3.-Intense ex-
element prevailed here Oh the reception Of
the news from Danvile OF riot and blood
shed there. The telegraph offices arc be-
sicccd. aud the general sentiment was that
the row was the outgrowth Of Coalition mis-.
ruc. Many regrets were expire 5scd that
the miscreants who had been iucitiEg the
negroes were rot ne sufferers Instead OF
their dclu3ed followers. The negroes here
are very much excited over the reports Of
the affair, but no trouble is unprecedented
fro n them
RICHMOND.
Tie Disyatch Of to.days We this morn
Ing furnish to our readers not only the par.
tic,llars Of tho riot which took place in Dam
Vile yesterday, but as far as we could learn
it, the feeling of the people of the State IN
regard to it, 1t is deporabe that such an
issue should have been forced upon the white
people If any town; but it must be added
tina, the white men of Dauville seem to
have forhorne the defence of their rights
until fJrbcarance had ceased to become a
virtue. They acted when compelled TO act;
not before. Nobody can blame them for
striking when nu other course was open to
them.
Every white mans blood has boiled when
he read of the iudignities TO which the
whites q Danvil,c had for some time been
subjected hy tho negroes there. These
negroes had evidently come toregard them
selves as in some sort the rishtful rulers OF
the town. They have been taught lesson
"a dear lesson, it is true; for the whites
did not come out of tho conflict without the
smell of fire upon their garments-but
nevertheless lesson which will not be lost
upon them, nor upon their race elsewhere
in Virginia.
1t is difficult to restrain the utterancc OF
the exasperatcd feelings which find place
in every true white mans sbreast when
writing of such conflict between whites
and blacks as that which took place ye.tcr.
dsy at Danville. The temptation TO make
infummatory appeals is great. Neverthc
less, we let the facts speak for themselves
for the present. Ii is best to err if at ri!
upon the side OF forbearance. Perhaps the
riot at Danvilc may prevent riots NJ other
places. Perhaps the troubles Of yesterday
may stave of troubles on the day after TO-
morrow. Perhap ; the blood shed there
may save much greater flow of il else
where. II depends upon the negroes them
selves Que thing is certain, and they may
as we'll understand it now as later, and that
is, that the white people of Virginia do not
intend to hold their rights al the vii! of the
negroes.
ALEXANDRIA.
When the the Geographic reports reached
this city last night that riot had occurred
In Danville between the oppressed white
citizens Of that town and the negroes, there