Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-19

hostile TO the whites amongst "bVhi ti's
live. and upon whom they are. so to speak
dependent for everything that makes life
worth living. The negroes OF Virginia as
sembed by their representative men III
the capital OF the Commonwealth which
they call their Own. and peiitioned the
national Government TO send them rulers
who hail from the North and who are Kc-
publicans. Not one voice was raised
against this attempt to convert their ma
tive State into satrapy governed from
Washington. Yet these people call them
selves Virginians. and would, II thcy
could. have the laws Of the country so
changed "a 10 compel the whites. whom
they are so fond of an,agonizing, to treat
them az social equals.
The first charge made against the whites
by these Afro-AmericaDs or aliens IL IN
tended to justify Congress in passing ma
tional election-law. or. 20 state the TACT
otherwise, to afford Congress an excuse Tor
repeating all the laws of Virginia which
provide for the election Of congressman.
whether these congressman be members OF
the House OF Representative or Of the
Senate Even Mr.. CHANDLER and MI.
SHERMAN at present cOnhne their ell
forts in this behalf to the proposition
10 have the members Of the House
of Represontives elected under Federal
supervision. though Of course when they
shall have provided for securing Repu0-
lcan lower house in perpetuity they VIII
proceed to legislate so as to acquire con-
troll over tine elections for United States
senators. But the Virginia negroes en-
dcavor 10 prove that Congress has jurlsdic-
ton over the election of United States
senator's by reciting the fact that the Nir-
ginia State senators elected last month
Will be members of the State Senate in
1891 when the next Virginia United States
senator is 10 be elected. These unpatrOtlc
aliens would have the Legislature Of
virginia insulted i'll the Capitol Of
the Commonwealth, and our United
States senators elected under the
ewes of overseers TO be sent to this
city by the Republican SOuth-haters III
office in Washington. Surely the best peo-
pie in the North-all Americans who have
any State pride-will feel a contempt for
men who thus abase themselves ut the
foot of national power, and attempt TO
reduce the State of their nativity to tho
condition of Ireland. Home-rulo has no
attractions for Afro-Americans. They are
as destitute of pride III their State "a
of pride in their own race. As ne
proes they constantly show that they
consider the whites as their superiOrs, never
for q moment relaxing their efforts to force
their company upon the superior race,
whilst as Virginians they constantly show
that they regard the northern States as SUI
perior to their own State, and the national
Government as the only Government which
can properly demand their allegiance In
a word, the southern negroes are, knowing
ly or unknowingly, enemies TO the people
amongst whom they live. and conspirators
against the peace and dignity Of the Sec
ton to which they profess TO belong. They
protest against being sent TO Africa, but
they at the same time manifest by their
words and actions that they are out OF
place where they are. They would make
this country worse than Africa.
that not all the negroes are rs much de-
voted to misunderstanding az those who
sent out TO the world the anti-Nirginian
manifesto which we published yesterday.
y. S.-Since writing the above we have
received from WILLIAM l.. ROYAL, Esq, q
letter containing the following extract from
a Washington telegram to the Baltimore
Sun:
WASHINGTON. December 1G.-The Central
Bureau Of Relief, an organization of col0red
men. which has "a the purpose OF its
existence the redress of the negro's
grievances in the South, held largely
attended meeting tonight at the Filth
Baptist church. Perry Carson presided,
and number of rather incendiary
speeches were made by ex-Representative
X. G. Small. of South Carolina; q. W.
Kinkaid, of Tennessee; Rev. ID. f. Bats,
Of Danville. Va, and one or two Others.
Each of the speakers told instances OF what
they termed southern outrages, and urged
that the negroes should meet force with
force.
Mr. Smalls suggested that the negroes
learn the use of dynamite. Rev. Mr.. Bats
said that heretofore the negroes had been
as timid as lot of rabbits, but that the
time had come when they must face the
white men and stand up for their rights
with rifles II necessary. Another speakg i
said. in speaking of the proposed plans for
colonig!ng the negroes, that the cOlored
people could not be driven anywhere ex-
cept al the point of the bayOnet. lie add
ed that they were ready 20 provide them
selves with bullets in order TO secure relief
from oppression. illusions were made 10
the Blair education bill as being measure
likely 10 benefit the negroes III the South,
and whenever the names Of Senators Blair
aud sherman were mentioned they were
received with cheers.
Upon the above Mr.. RoYALL comments
a. follows:
The Washington incendiary meeting was
held one night, the Richmond incendiary
meeting was held the next night The
Washington meeting spoke out its views
openly because il was held IN Washington
the Richmond meeting covered its with a
thin veil because II was held in Richmond.
Is not the fine hand of William Malone
traceable in both? I think IL is, and that
these two meetings foreShadow our future
politics as he proposes TO shape them.
Violence on the part of the southern ne
Iroes backed 10y all the aid that the Radi-
Gals of the North can procure for IL from the
Federal Government. That Malone wrote
or inspired the Richmond resolutions have
no more doubt than have that did not
They consist Of a categorical and orderly
statement of each claim OF unfairness that
be has made. such as no negro ia the meet
ing could have prepared. Bat the endorse
ment Of the Blair bill IN the fourth resolu-
tlon betrays him completely. His declared
opposition 10 the Blair bin as il has been
before Congress was based on the fact that
the money was 20 be spent by State Off
Gals, who, IN the South being Democrats,
would spend u so as 10 keep him out Of
power. he wanted II dispensed by United
States officers. Observe how the fourth
resolution faYors the Blair bill when sur
rounded by the proper safeguards that
~, nhea administered ~ UniteI States officers
VtJbum sap. WILLIAM l.. RoyAra,
We would not charge even General Ma
HoNx with doing what Mr.. ROYAL thinks
he has done. though Mr. ROYAL makes a
plausible point. The one thing for which
we give MALONE credit is hisfixed purpose,
Is shown in 1888, not TO allow even one
Virginia district TO be represented in Con.
gress By negro.
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Tho Central PRECIPITATION prints this week
IN a supplement DR.. HOOKS eloquent and
most appropriate address in colamemora.