Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

we nave said more than once recently
that sectionalism was a ghost. The
frantic efforts of SHERMAN, H.LsrEAD,
FORAKER, BoUTELLE. CHANDLER, and
the rest of the malignants to have
another presidential campaign conducted
under the waving bloody shirt had not
alarmed us in the least. We were de-
cidedly of the opinion that the bloody
shirt could never again he waved
TO advantage in q national contest
between the Democratic and the Repub.
hcan parties. The northern people haye
most of them surrendered their war
prejudices and are not only too well-in-
formed TO be humbugged by sectional
cries, but there are hundreds of thou
sands of voters in that section whose
knowledge of the so-called "rebellion
was all derived from books. and TO whom
the words "rebel" and rebellion are
no more than any other two words i'll
everyday use. Besides, sectiOnalism
cannot survive the restoration of friendly
relations between the boys in blue and
the boys in gray.
One man and the truth constitute a
majority. In every community in the
North there must be that one man and
il so, sectional animosities must "go.
The one man having truth on his side |
will put to rout all the armies of the |
mahgnsnts. The one man in Cinciu- /
natl, MURAT HALsTEAD's home, is Judge |
WILLIAM VI. DIcBsoS. We we're in. |
clined last week to flatter ourselves that |
we had been instrumental i'll causing |
Mr.. HALsTEAD to haul down the bloody 4
shirt, and in opening his eyes to the fact
that the offence for which he desired 70
punish the southern States could not
possibly be committed. But perhaps
Judge DICKSON anticipated our argu-
ment. Anyhow he talks as follows:
"Were You in power to-day what
would or could you do? Reduce, Won
say, representation under the fourteenth
amendment ? You can't That part of
the fourteenth amendment is dead
killed by the fifteenth amendment
But 1t is not in the argument only that
Judge Dickson scores a victory over Mr..
HALsTEAD. 1t is in his courageous de-
claration in substance that the people of
Cincinnati would not vote tomorrow to
have the negroes put into power In the
southern States. We quote as follows
"shan we continue sectional agitation until
We compel the southern states to subm 70 tho
rule Of the ignorant neld-hGnds. Would Gin
Cinnau vote IN the Affirmative on this question 2
This you dodge. You say that Cincinnati would
vote by an overwhelming majority for tho main
tonance Of the rights Of men No doubt Of that
but that Is not my question. The Constitution I
and the ls1 of ohio guarantee 10 the cOlOred
children OF oxford. o., admission to the public
schools, but the white citizens Of that village |
nulliiy that constitution, and deny the colored ,
children their school rights and this not In Mis-
sissippi. but in the shadow Of Paddy's Run. the
town honored by your birth. seyeniy-hve
Of the leading citizens have banded TO !
gether to boycott these poor negro chill ,
dren-noL mark you, TO protect themselves
against tho r0e, the rule OF these neProes-bnt ,
TO deny 10 them the opportunity OF education. |
Aud you are silent! The wrongs Of the negro Of
Louisiana touch you, but not those at your own
door. And yet the people OF Oxford would vote
10 ENFORCE negro rule IN Louisiana Nov, ia my
opinion, IL is cruel-it sinhuman-to deny to the
cOlored children the school II is also Illegal, ,
in every way regrettablC, 10 dc
ny to the southern negro his vote, ana IL Is mon
strous injustice % give the whites there the adj
vantage in representation Of this negro vote.
But OF what value in either place 10 tho negro
are my unavaliLg regrets! II race prejudice is 7
cruel and Inhuman, how can help II? II ciyili- !
cation would perish to allow the ignorant Held Z
HANDS South 20 rule. how dare 20 enforce that
ruler And If dared 70 enforce ii. how could 9
succeed
"Will you send an army South to compel sub
mission 20 the rule Of tho ignorant neld-handf
Grant tried this; sent soldiers into the Legisla-
turo OF Louisiana, unseBted certain members =
and seated others. You fercely denounced this :
and bOltod Grants nomination. so did White
law Reid, and Practically cried for BrUtus 10 |
relieve us Of styranL an act that Grant never
forgot nor forgsye.
''Can you do now what Grant failed to do
hen? Would Cincinnati aid you In sending an
arm ed force South. Would IL be good for the q
negro 20 awaken a. this time fierce race !
struggle? These are plain questions; will you
answer them! Flighty anathemas, skyrocket I
droll Ou1oonery may amuse the .
do not deceive the judicious /
"Mr. Editor the race question Is a dfncult
)ne; II becomes fearfully di1icultin acOmmunity
where the intelligent white man Il Outnumbered
i've 20 ono by the Ignorant fed-hand. n
Then arises conflict OF rights. 10 1919 John
quincy Adams recorded In his dairy, speaking 4
4 the race problem a. il then presented itself :
with slavery. these words This is question be- 1
ween the rights Of human nature and the Con- >,
utution. Tho problem OF to-day Is a question u
)etwsen the rights OF civilization aud the COnsti- n
utiOn.
until We can see our way clear 70 q proper
olution Of this problem, IL IL not the part Of
Wisdom - leave IL % the people directly involved
a IL? At all events II Is clear that IL would
'eter things 70 refer this question 10 the citizens
4 oxford" j
The presence in Cincinnati Of Judge il
DICKsoS-the needed "one man is q II
ufe guarantee that there can be no l'
uccessful sectional campaign carried on :,
~ the Republicans of that city. There Of
ectionslism is indeed a chattering d
,host and all over the North it is q
harmless one. D,