The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-20

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Tired OF contradictIng the stories which
The northern papers, the Washington Re
pub,;ooa, and others, have been telling
about the last elections In Virginia. the
Washington Post now pokes FUN at the
waivers q the bloody shirt, as follows:
"In consequence Of the terrible intimi-
dation and bulldozing 10 which the negroes
in Virginia were subjected by the Demo
cratic party at the late election IN that
State. there were only one hundred thou
sand Of them who by some means or other
contrived TO get within voting distance OF
the polls and smuggle their ballots into the
box. What spectacle OF outrage ana op-
preston is here presented! But 'his
IL not all. There were only nine
Of these inundated and buiidozeu
negroes, who succerded at the risk OF
their lives--in the face OF deatb' az
Il were-in getting themselves elected 10
the Legislature. What might have nap
pencd bad these hundred thousand ne
groes-imore than ever voted in virginia
Setcre-not been thus intimidated and
bulldozed. but been literally provided with
Tissue ballots, as was formerly the case, In
the earlier days OF Blllymahoneism, we
leave the shocked and sympathetic reader
TO imagine"
The Post Is on the right tack. The north
ern Republican papers are not in search OF
the truth. but OF electioncering capital.
But Truth will get on her boots in due
time. She will be heard when the present
foolish clanor is at an end. "Migbty Is
truth, ana II will prevail" Let no
southron be annoyed because the north
ern people DO not at once acknow-
ledge that Virgins is as free from bull
doing as Massachusetts,. Let no one
dread the consequences OF all this
foolish clamor. In 1874 the Republican
papers and speakers OF the North exhaust
cd their vocabularies in denouncing south
ern outrages," kuklux clans, the bull
doing OF negroes, rebel speeches, and
what not, and the result was the election
of q House OF Representatives Democratic
by a large majority. The northern people
had been disguised with bloody-shirt lite
nature. They must dislike it still more by
this time.
But above all, JAY GOULD, and HUNTING
TON, and such like northern capitalists,
now have immense interests in the South,
not in railroads only but in other things.
These capitalists will subscribe no money
to any party which tries to damage their
possessions in this section. They will no
doubt let their party organs and associ-
.ates know that they are sick Of this eternal
wrangling over the Government offices.
But for these offices the South would
never have been lbelled by the Stalwarts.
The Post, therefore. does right to ridi-
Guile the stories now circulating throughout
the northern half Of the Union touching
the manner in which, aud the means by
which, the Democrats carried the recent
elections in this State. The Hbelers merit
nothing serious. Poke fun at 'em until
they are ashamed OF themselves.
The serious part Of the matter cannot be
managed by the press alone. Mr.. BAR
BOUR must reinforce the papers. There is
to be had in Virginia abundant testimony
which nobody will think Of contradicting.
Our congressman will soon inform all the
Democrats in Congress on the subject.
The Democratic State Central Committee
OF Virginia must attend to this matter ii 1t
is to be attended to at all.