The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-25
The Figures.

As usual on all otner points, tue Ctncin-
natl Commercial now pleads that nine me-
groes were elected TO the Legislature Of
Virginia on the 9th instant because the
Democrats did not deem II necessary TO
make contest In the negro counties.
Shame on your disingenuousness Don't
you know that II there had been any wish
TO bulldozc the negroes the negro candi-
dates rather than the negro voters would
have been selected rs the victims. VIII
LIAM NJ. TWEED once said he could
buy up Legislature more cheaply
than he could buy up the people. He
therefore bought after the election those
members OF the General Assembly OF New
York whose services he needed Such at
least is the story told on him. Surely the
white Democrats OF Virginia are as shrewd
rs Mr.. TWEED. Why bulldoze several
thousand voters when one candidate
might have been bulldozed so easily |?
There were nine negroes elected TO the
Legislature this year, and there are two
negroes who hold over from last year.
There are only 40 members OF the Gene
raj Assembly IN the two branches. Eleven
ssoff and on" would make difference OF
twenty-five, This (twenty-two)is as large
majority as the Democrats had expect
ed. Therefore, by buying or bulldozing
these eleven negroes, they could have
gained control OF the Legislature. They
didn't do so. Not o hair of the head OF
single negro was hurt. Not one OF these
negroes was in any degree intimidated. All
of them will come to Richmond ten days
hence, but not man OF them VIII come
with any apprehensions as TO his personal
safety. We venture TO say that the negroes
In Virginia are much better of and hap
pier than those Of Ohio, and that there is
not one neqro in the Ohio Legislature. Ye
hypocrltes, why will you masquerade in
costume which it Is so easy TO pluck from
your shoulders!
But there are negroes IN Richmond, Nor
folk. Staunton, &C., who denounce the
Danyile not as a murder" &C., &c. Yes,
there are But these negroes are seeking
to excite the sympathies OF northern men
as a means Of accomplishing ultenor OBJ
jects. They foolishly imagine that their
conduct will entitle them to new civil
rights act, or perhaps pave the way to still
more desirable objects. The negroes who
hold such meetings and conventions, and
pass such resolutions, are mere agitators.
or else are ambitious OF a recognition that
white people will never accord TO them.
But we wish to impress indelibly upon
Mr.. HALsTEAD's mind the fact that the ne
gro vote was largely increased in all but
one of the counties naEed by General Ma
HONE as the scene OF violence and disorder.
Please look once more at the following
facts:
/. Even in Richmond city, as well as in
all the counties, so far as we know. the
election machinery was in the hands Of the
Coalitionists-that is, two out OF the three
Judges Of election at every precinct were
Coalitionists. The exceptions were so few |
as not to be worth mentioning.
9. In Pittsylvania county, in which Dan
Vile is situated, the Coaitionists, or we
might say the negroes, there being only
few hundred white Mahoneites in that
county, increased their vote from 1896 in
1882 TO 3,547 in 1883.
3. In Henrico county, in which Rich |
mond is situated. the Coalitionists in |
creased their vote from 1,4Sl in 1882 to
o,162 in 1888.
4. In Halifax county, adjoining Pittsyl-
vania, the Coalitionists increased their vote
from 2,Gl0 in 1882 to 1855 in 1888.
8. In Hanover, another OF the counties
named by General MALONE as the scene of
violence and intimidation, the Coalitionists |
increased their vote from zoos in 1882 to |
1,641 in 1883.
@. In the county Of Charles City, an
other, the Coalitionists increased their vote |
from Ash in 1882 to Gil in 1888.
I. In the county OF Floyd, another, the
Coalitionists increased their vote from Cos |
In 1882 to PAT in 1883.
8. In the county OF Augusta. another,
the Coaltionists increased their vote from
2,O1s in 1882 to 2,249 in 1888.
o. In the county OF Lee, another, the Co.
Ilitionists increased their vote from 1872 In
1882 to 1920 in 1888.
10. The total vote in the State shows that
the negroes voted everywhere, as did also
the Democrats. II the whites had failed
to vote in the negro counties, and the ne
groes In the white counties, there would
necessarily have been a small vote cast.
But the fact is that there were 211, 900 votes
castor seventy-odd thousand more than
were east last year for MASSEY and WISE
both when they ran as candidates for con-
gresham at large. There was an average
vote OF over $4,000 in each OF the nine con-
grcssional districts.
Why don't you let your readers see these
facts, Mr.. HALsTEAD?
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We have the most painful rumors about
the sad want OF harmony between Benia-
min Ii. Brewster, the Mayor OF Bangor,
and the rest Of the United States, over the