The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-07


The National Republican,, the Washing
ton organ Of Virginia Coalition. which
halts a. 40 statement except the truth, says
that Governor CAMERON has sent troops to
Dauville to preserve peace IN that "volca-
mic community" and adds:
"The air isfull Of suggestions OF trouble,
but the day may pass without bloodshed,
though Il Is evident that the Funders are
ripe for riot or any other desperate meas
ures TO secure success"
Unfortunately, Mrs. GRUMPY rules
against the proper answer to this. How
ever. there is a suggestive darky saying
that partially covers the ground: "You
can't expect anything from a hog but
grunt." The Springfield Republican (Re-
publicar) sees the condition Of affairs
pretty much as il Is, and, while IL ma
turally, from its hde-bound standpoint,
has some mean things to say about the
Democrats, cannot, in the interest OF COM
mon honesty, refrain from hitting MALONE
the following rap:
"The most exciting OF all the elections
will be In Virginia. There is only Legis-
latufe to be chosen, but the elimination OF
the long-growing fight against Slahone's
bossism seems to have come just ut this
moment, and an election which would OF
| itself command little interest becomes the
occasion OF desperate fight"
The Petersburg Mai. in an article eX-
pressing sorrow for the negroes and de-
claring that il has the kindest feelings for
them, says:
"Thus far, however, we will 20 In COM
menting upon the lamentable affair. The
Coalitionists in this State, under the lead
ership of William Malone, are directly re-
sponsible for the bloodshcd in that
thriving little city. BY means OF its ru-
derstrappers and incendiaries it has so
wrought upon the negroes that they have
committed outrages upon the whites which
are intolerable."
The Norfolk Public ledger says:
"The negroes have had their prcjudces
against the whites stimulated by the inceD-
diary appeals Of Mahone's public speak
ers, ms well as by secret circulars emana-
ting from the headquarters OF the Boss.
The fruit OF Mah0ne's teacbing-the re-
suit OF his sefshness and demagogrY-h
at last eliminated in Il conflict OF races,
traceable directly to Mahone's way and
the deep-dyed treason to the white people
of Virginia, os himself, and his black
hearted, whte.face State and Federal ott-
Gals"
The Danville Register, although sur
rounded by everything that is calculated
to embitter it, also declares its friendly
feeling towards the negro, and holds him
responsible only in a secondary degree. as
the following will show:
at 10 too late now to make party capital
for this election out Of this unfortunate
affair, even if we could get our own consent
to do so. rs we could not, and what we
write now Is for the cool and calm judy. !
ment of the future. With that knowledge, |
we say now emphatically that we believe |
no intelligent man in Danvile thinks that |
the conflict of Saturday evening would |
have been precipitated but for the intense |
indignation on the part OF the whites, |
whose patience was taxed beyond endu- |
rance, and the aggresSiveness and threat |
ening attitude Of the negroes, all OF which !
was due to the incendiary harangues, |
threats, and, we may add, what amounted |
at the critical moment TO challenge TO !
combat by the blacks. The people here |
know this to be the fact, and 1t Is proper |
that this lamentable occurrence shall, not |
be falsified for any sinister purpose"
The Alexandria Gazette, after showing
that from the downfall OF carpet-bagism to
the rise of blaboneism the white and col |
ored people Of Virginia lived together in |
peace and amity, makes this comment:
"This terrible state of affairs is all the |
result OF the selfish ambition of one man, |
who, being unable-because unworthy |
to obtain high Office by Democratic sup |
port, determined TO achieve it at any cost. |
General Malone is responsible for every |
drop Of blood shed at Danville."
The Philadelphia Press, which is about |
on par with the National Republican in
the characteristics Of unscrupulousness |
and mendacity, says editorially:
"In Virginia, Bourbon rejection and |
Democratic violence has transformed Ma |
homes campaign for personal power into a
struggle for the rights of the masses and !
the protection Of the lowly in their full !
and equal rights"
This is of course bosh and rot, and we
could afford to pass it without notice were /
il not supplemented by most outrageous !
telegram from Richmond from ga staff cor
respondent OF the Press" The telegram |
bristles with falsehoods, of which the fol-
lowing is 4 specimen:
"Perhaps the Democrats have virtually |
drawn the color line in this fight, and have |
tried to array the whites against the blacks |
without as much success as they had an |
ticipated.
"This undoubtedly accounts for the riot
at Danville on Saturday. where a number
of unarmed negroes were shot down like
dogs. The contest tomorrow must be de-
cided by the votes of Southwestern Vir-
ginia, the region IN which Danville is
situated"
The only pity is that the father Of all
such "staff correspondents vi. e., the
father of liars protects them when any
trouble occurs. AS class they have been
MS great curse to the South at large as
Mahoneism has been to Virginia.
AS the Danviile Register says, it is too
late now to make party capital for this cleo
ton out OF this unfortunate affair, even
II we could get our consent to do so but
1t is not too late for the negroes to learn
lesson from 1t. AT this writing (mdday
Tuesday, we know not what will be the re-
suit in the State; but whatever it may be.
1t stands proved. we think, that the ne
groes who lost their lives in Danville were
sacrificed on the altar of Coalition ambition.
Unless the most intelligent negroes have
become totally blind they cannot in
the face OF the evidence fail to see
that in any event the peace and
security Of the State. which nre ns