Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-07
Tme ISSUE or THE HOUR.
white Man 70. Negro ushone aud
Harrison.


Governor Ice hes received 2 great num-
bcr Of letters commendtug his New York
speech, and among them tbe following,
written by ono Of the rccoonlzed leaders 10
political thought IN sister st1te:
want 20 express 10 you my thanks ior
your speech NJ the Southern Society. There
Is mote political sao1.iy AMI s'a'e'msu-
ship in 10 than any uitefance ~ any PUBIC
man ! can recolcct for years.
You Dresentthc issue of the air'clniza-
tion Of six states. VIII the white race
North stand it, You and know that ihc
whites IN the states affected will not. they
VIII ask in Congress and elsewhere ho" are
you going 10 prevent Il. When Congress
secures fair elections how are you going 10
prevent the rule of the minority: / an
swcr: ''Bv the laws OF nature, y which
oyerrides constitution. and Laws. don't
know and can't forctel tie means. but J
know the fact. For four thousand years Of
recorded history the fact has boon that
whenever The black man held anYthirg the
y hite man wanted he took 10 from him.
lie took this American continent from 'ho
Indian. Re to0k India aud lis millions
from The c0ored people. Ile Is now ilhin9
Africa Tor hls possession. The treaties a11
law. and faith aud army and whole power
of the United Sf1tes have for two genera
li0us been made and pledged and used 10
protect TIE Indians IN possession oi their
land in thc Indian Territory; aad a. This
very time the white Tacg--ine people "itn
blue eyes and Hight, strligh, hair-are pre-
rariug 10 take trat from thc lndi3rs. The
bigger law e. that the earth -htll belong 10
those who will improve il, and Il anv man
or race uo.sets any portion which they 10
not improve % shall 90 10 those who do
Therefore say that do not know. nor
can predict. The chow or the when the
white people will rule America and
every foot oi l1ud on IL; but
the teachings Of Oh history prove 10 mr. that
they VIII DO u. Way back in the thlrtics
John Quincy Adam, said IN toe House that
toe negroes would he free. There was then
PENDING an in,u1rection in -. Dowulo or
J1mslcR lcl by a negro called ''1ulip.
II. a. Wise asked Adam. h1w they cou.d ne
freed: by what law; against the Con-iiiu-
ton, &C., dc. Adams replied: 81 d0p't
know hoW 70 will be done, 5ut know li VIII
be done by CuIj0 law so sav ! don &
know how he Hhlcs will rule. bat know
thav viii rule hy Guido law Or OtncrW i-c.
ireland ie giving Enlland grave trouble.
She ties the hands of her Oppres'or as 10
her domestic add foreign policy. We are a
thousand years ahead OF the lr'sh ln ln't''
Ngcnt forms OF orXinfllion, iN ttlt'iN l'I
seif-,ac ifce ana sei-coutro.. and will show
such resistance. peaceful and con.ii-
tutonql, as the hoCc.rueis never dreamed
". iIlrrisou'- inaugural coucea~ h~
thought and intention. lie proposes that
Congress shall not interfere m States which
have fair election Jaws fairly administered.
Therefore tongrc,, viii interfere In the op.
ro.ite condition - Affairs, and negro rule
will be forced ou NJ with a.i tnc power OF
thp Fe ieral Government
had talk with one of Nahouo's iufi-
mates. He say. be aud bis Leaders "iliuevrr
consent 10 nero ru'c, anI u tlc i,,uc o.,
forced by Harrison or Virginia sle "lil give
$4,000 majority th's fill for lle Democracy.
i.ahonc evidently intend, ne" depHiuie
ON tine race issue and pr0potcs 90 have Came
ron. Wise. and the kickers AZ the lead
of the negro contingent with Lang ton.
don'i see where ne is s0inR, but Boz certainly
X going against ucg,o rulc. Witness his in-
tcrview i'm Char. c-t0n and bi, formation OF q
uiitr club I'm Petersburg. We shall zee try
!nq times 10 tnc ncXt ten years unlcs. the
Rcpubucars break up over lhe spoil', whlch
is Nery likely.