The bee., 1884-05-24
THE DANVILLE MURDER.

NIuc, Tue pldce lIldL mas f6Se0tlY
blackened the annals of history
with the foul murder of innocent
Negroes on account of their politi-
cal opinions, islthat the democrats
have murdered some of those men
who testified concerning the mas
sacte that took place there some
few months ago. What protec-
tion are the Republicans to have
In a democratic state? Shall they
| tamely submit to outrages that
! are being made against them.
| There is but one way to demand
protection from the murderous as
sault made upon the republicans
by the democratic party. and that
is, an appeal to arms. We cannot
longer eudure the cries of the Ne
gro asking for protection. There
must be another policy adopted,
there must be some measures in
augurated that will asure equal po-
litical rights. 1t is ignorance on
the part of the Negroes of that
state to go in with the Dezendorf
faction, which has already worked
to the detriment of the colored
people. The policy of Dezendorf
is to overcome the supremacy of
the liberal party, which is the only
salvation for the negroes, and
bring the bourbons into power.
The colored people don't seem to
see the changes that have taken
place since the democratic legisla-
ture has had control. Dezendort,
who has just washed his hands in
the blood of those poor Negroes
who were murdered at Danville
some time ago, will go to Chicago
with his delegation as a rominis-
cence of the bloody act and demand
admission to the Chicago Conven-
ton. We appeal to the colored
people of the state to withdraw
from the so-called stralghtout Re
publican party, which Is nothing
more than a treacherous emissary
for the bourbons of the state.
The political questions in that
state can only be settled by blood;
and until the negroes rise up and
set fire to every democratic town,
village and city, so long will there
be murder committed against the
race.
DANvlLLE, Va, May, 19.-About
IL o'clock this forenoon J. G Rea-
gan, George Lea, and two other
white men attacked Geo. Adams,
colored, in the office of J. G. Will
iams' tobacco factory. One of
them struck Adams on the head
with prize block, crushing his
skull.
RICHMOND, Va, May 19.-The
following dispatch was received at
the governors office to-day. The
governor has been in New York
for a week, aud the message was
repeated to him, but no answer
has yet been returned:
To Gov. w. E. CAMERON
Four white men attacked George
Adams, (colored) here to-day and
beat him SO that he will probably
die. This I believe to be the be-
ginning of trouble here, which
may cause much bloodshed un-
less troops, at least regiment, be
sent here at once to preserve the
peace. j. Ill. JOHNSON. Mayor.
DINNER TO POWHATAN
BEATTY.
Mr. Beatty, who appeared with
the Davis combination lately in
our city, and won such universal
praise for his magnificent imper-
sonation and conception of the
character of Macbeth, was given
little stag dinner at the residence
of Mr.. David Messer, by few of
his comrades Of the late war. The
party was small, the only invited
guest, outside of Mr.. Beatty, being
the honorables, Frederick Douglas
and B. X. Bruce. The host were
Messrs. NJ. NJ. Holland, of Mr..
Beatty's own Regiment, @. A.
Fleetwood, Geo. NJ. Arnold and
7. S. Kelly, who served iu the
same brigade with them for over
two years. Lewis Ell. Douglass,
Chas. r. Douglass, ann D, w. AT
wood, who served in the other
commands.
After doing justice to the well
provided board, Capt. Fleetwood,
who presided, briefly summarized
the occasion for the gathering,
paying high tribute to Mr.. Beat
ty as a soldier, a gentleman and
student of Shakespeare.
After responses by Mr.. Beatty,
Messrs. Douglass and Bruce paid
brief but eloquent tributes to the
evenings guest, agreeing that with
the single exception Of Salvini,
they had never seen the character