The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-31
WHAT fmE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC
PAPERS HAVE TO SAY.
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tan counties in May.as by the Coalition
lists. and who have qualified before the
courts
IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.
Justices-E. w. Bartlett, N. II Blue.
Constable-W. A. Thomas.
Oyerseers OF the Poor--Richard WOOD
son, Frank Cromwell, Anthony ureen,
Sam. Horace, and Davy Bagly, which IS the
whole number the county is entitled 10.
IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p. Boiling.
Overseers OF the Poor-William Monroe,
George Hatcher, Henry Seay-all that the
county can elect.
Constables-Robert Taylor, David En-
mis-.
Justices OF the Peace-Benjamin Smith,
Jack Darlington, X. t. Coleman, j. j..
Coleman.
IN POwHATAN COUNTY.
Justices OF the Peace-Richard Foster,
TheophiIus Harris, George Grain.
Overseers Of the Poor-Ilenry Hundley,
Jesse Trent. Lucius Crane-aIl the county
is entitled to.
Now, we would like to know how many
OF the above-named negroes are capable OF
discbarging the duties OF the offices to
which they were elected in the manner the
law requires.
We will commence with Prince Edward,
and take first the justices OF the peace
both very respectable colored men, so far
as we know, but neither OF whom could
prepare the simplest warrant under the
law rs il now stands II his very existence
depended on it. A justice has iurisdic-
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and in criminal cases he can deprive man
Of his liberty as well as impose fine; and
vet, here we see this boosted liberal party,
this Observation-Disclosures party,
which claims to have the interests OF the
people so much at heart, deliberately
forcing upon the people OF This county,
and putting into positions which
they are utterly incapable OF filling,
ignorant negroes, ieopardizing thereby
the rights and interests OF orr citizens.
For you might as well attempt TO convince
the people of Prince Edward that the
moon is made Of green cheese as to con-
vince them that the two negroes Bartlett
and Blue are capable OF dischargng the
duties Of justice OF the peace. For, so far
as they are concerned, any crime might be
committed and neither OF them could pre-
pare and issue warrant for the arrest OF
the guilty party; and yet these are the
men chosen and elected as justices OF the
peace by this Coalition party--nen whose
ignorance OF the duties pertaining to the
offices they fill is only equalled by their in
capacity to discharge those duties.
And what is true Of the negro justices
IN this county is true OF them no doubt in
both Of the other counties, and we are
willing to wager any amount that there is
not n single negro justice in either OF the
three counties above named who possesses
the first qualification for the position, and
that no man. be he CoalitiOnist or not.
can be found in this section who is willing
TO trust any Of the above-named negro JUS
tees to pass upon any question in which
be is interested. or TO decide any case to
which he is party. And the negroes who
have been elected constabes are no better.
Each and every one is utterly unsuited for
the position. and unfit TO discharge its du-
ties, and we don't believe that there is a
single one who can calculate the interest
on $50 for six months, and yet the Malone
ties say these are the men TO collect debts
these are the men to enforce executions.
Now let us take Cumberland county,
where negro. and an uneducated negro
at that, was elected supervisor. He is
about as fit for the place rs an Egyptian
mummy. He does not possess the very
first qualification, and the men who voted
for HIM know it, Yet he is the man chosen
by the MahOneites to manage the financial
affairs OF the county. lie is the man TO lay
the taxes and disbursc the revenues OF
Cumberland. He is put toward promi-
nently as the representative OF the party.
Truly may it lie said, like party, like man,
and the men it has put in Office are most
worthy representatives OF the party that
elected them.
And now as to the overseers Of the poor.
| Are they fit for the positions to which they
lave been elected? We trow not, unless.
rs the Mahoneites seem to think, total in
capacity is the first requisite for Office.
Ignorant and uneducated, unable to keep
their accounts, are they the men 10 put in
such positions? Are they the men 10 have
the management Of the poor in 4 county
and to provide for such poor at the eX-
pense OF the county, Let the people who
know them, and know how they manage,
answer.
And now, Virginians, don't you think
this thing has gone far enoughf-this
pandering to the ncgrO-this tickling his
vanity by electing to Offices which be dis
graces by his gross incapacity to discharge
the duties pertaining thereto, by which
every man in the county is or may be a
sufferer? Don't you think it is time this
party, led by Malone and his minions,
! which does such things. was put down
Don't you think il has already gone too
| far when, in its desire TO cOncIliate the
negro. it thrusts him forward into official
positions-which he cannot fill-without
regarding the rights or interests OF the
| other citizens OF the State!
| II you do not check and defeat this party
now, whore will this thing end? Every
day the negro demands more and more at
It's hands, and the recognition is accorded.
The more he gets the more the negro
wants-one step but leads TO another, and
the greater his uniitness Through igno-
rance for a position the more eagerly does
he covet it. Don't you, then, think it Is
| time for you to say to this party-this Ma
hone Coalition party-halt? Don't you
think it is time for you to rise in your
might and crush it out OF existence An
swer at the polls in November next.
| The Mahoneites object 10 the school-trus-
tee plank in our platform on the ground
that the colored people are not capable OF
managing their schools alone. Well. are
they fit to run the white schools Mr.. John
s. Wise said at King and Queen Courthouse
that his party favored colored representa-
ton upon every school board in the State. in
proportion to the colored school population
in each county. This plan would give King
William, King and Queen, Essex, besides
nearly every other Underwater county, a
board with majority OF colored trustees.
Thus. the Malone party, who do not believe
the colored people can run their own
schools alone, propose to let them have the
control OF both white and colored schools
in every county where the whites are IN
the minority West Point Star.
There are in every one OF orr counties