Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-15
"THE BLOODY Shirt
To the editor Of The Alerandria Gazette:

To the editor OF the alexandra Gazette:
An interview with General Grant, pub
lished in the Richmond Dispatch. discloses
the astounding fact that he believes the
riots in DanvilIe and ether places were in
stigated by the democrats for political effect.
The negroes are entirely innocent, and
deserve the sympathy and protection Of the
Federal Government, &c. It matters not,
whether General Grant believes what he
says or not, il is all the same, but if any one
is so blind, preiudiced or ignorant as to
affirm such {. thing, in the face OF all the
facts then it is utterly useless for the South
ern people to try to place themselves right
before the world. 1t is II hopeless task, and
the more we Try the more we are vllllfed,
traduced, abused and insulted, and the more
arrogan: and mcnacng do the negroes be-
come.
We are also told that General Mahono
will consolidate the negroes this year more
than ever, which We know means that all
the appliances known 10 them, through
family social and religious instrumentalities,
10 say nothing of personal danger, will be
brought 10 bear upon every one who dares
to break ranks, OF seem at all Indifferent.
We know the senseless rage of the negro,
for the exercise of political power-we know
how he would exercise that power, were it
in his hands, to the injury, degradation and
ruin of the whites, and we know how the
whites have borne with him in his insolence,
opposition and antogonism OF the rights and
interests of the property owners of the state.
Forbearance has ceased to be y virtue. If
1 h.. x,-bi Of tol-
Of themselves. they deserve 10 be robbed and
ruined The die is cast-the negro by the
irstisation OF his coalition and insane aboli-
ton advisers, has placed himself beyond the
pale Of sympathy, and if he, with q majo jori-
tv of the whites in the State who vote and
act and sympathize with him. as Capt. John
Wise says, can take caro- Of themselves let
them DO il. If they continue their mcnacing
conduct towards the whites at public meet
ipgs and at The polls, gathering in bowling,
Kissing, threatening mobs disregarding the
mandates Of legal authorities, &C., let the
whites accept the issue, and decide the
question Of race supremacy, then and there.
If the abolitioniSts choose TO send troops
here 10 encourage them in their demonlacal
dcmeauor. let the whites cease 70 employ
them, or rent them lands, or furnish them
food and raiment and medicines gratis, as
tneN nave oit tES
the constitution so rs to allow the negro to
take the entire education Of their race in
their own hands, raising and appropriating
the WAYS and means from and among them.
selves They have never been satisfied with
the work as done by the whites; let them do
il themselves.
They supply but Il molty of the means Tor
support Of the public schools, and yet they
cpmpain that their schools arc not supplied
With teachers of their own race, then let
them have IS many schools and teachers as
they choose and pay them what they please.
The white people of Virginia have borne
already a thousand times too much from the
negro. The police Of Richmond have been
:,sst,ilcd by them and have suffered their
authority 10 he disregavded and abused and
their persons mcnaccd, and they forebore
TO rctaliate. Should it ever be repeated,
| Permit no such in'raction of the law, and
| disregard Of your authority to pass unrebuk-
ed-fre ''broadsiden after "broadside" into
| the infuriated, senseless, mottled mass, and
drive Them bowling TO tbeir homes or aver
mis- This negro question is becoming daily
an,! hourly more and more serious one.
| The abolitionists experience and bear none
Of our wrongs, and have nothing to do with
US We must, and by the heavens, we will
| take care cf ourselves. And if the protec-
ton of our wives and children, persons and
property demand it, we must curb and
crush this arrogance and insolence, if it
makes all abolitionism howl itself hoarse.
| HANOVER