Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-02


present ana prospective conditions 10 iDer
state Of original batbarism; that their innate
feeblencss OF wlllaad incspacity OF sustained
effort. their Indifference 10 the future, their
dotdnoss 60 all healthy aspiration. their in.
ability 10 receive or cult ivate sound moral
principles, their dtnse ignorance which re-
sisis al but the superficial and tcmpo-
Tary ciIects OF education. their Withdrawal
from Iaucaslln influences, their practical
rejection o. Christisaity--it is, ! say, vel
known to all who choose 10 learn. that
these and simiar baaclul charsctcri'tics
must forever prevent their becoming
fot'0o citizens Of white men. But all
this makes 10 impression on ths
northern Republicans. who. so far
from aiding 10 deliver It's from the body
OF tnis death. - would bind IL 10 i, by more
aud stronger chains. Indeed, their policy
dcmsuds 10. In several states al the North
negroes hold The balancc Of power. and their
political corrupnbilhy gives them value IN
the eye, OF The Republican leader. They
NAV he worth stli more al the SOUTH, where,
II not preyenled, they can be voted by con-
tract ia blocks Of i've" hundred. There
they ore useful 10 the rich phllantnropls's,
who can employ them 10 cn,l,ve labor by
The tariff aud mOnopoistc legislation which
their votes secure; and their misery and de-
gradston ave good things to preach about,
and 90 divert The attention % abOr from u,
own wtctchednce, and abasement to the
wrongs that white men lnfict on negroes.
But We O' the South view The matter IN
quito another Hshi. We know that the me-
cr0eS cSu never approach Our standard. and
that ~ their emancipation wrought disaster
90 our industries, 80 their Acknowledgement,
if not crcumycntcd in some way, VIII work
destruction 10 our clyllZition PerceHing
thu very clearly. and watching the ruin That
imprHGs VIII Increasing menace from year
O. wear, some q IA find u impossible TO love
a government whose minority OF rulers and
people mediate such crime against ", and
occasionally we lose our tempers IN cOptem-
plating the efforts 10 compss, OIL destruction.
Il is. perhaps, because We have closely OBJ
served events for manv Neats and have been
AZ some pains 70 form end then 10 express
our conclusion. hat we have become what
thc more hopeful or less thoughtful OF our
fellov.citlz ns--eSpecialiv TIE younger part
Of them, VINO dwell n cilcs-term Sore
Heads cr Bourbon-. aud q, such are lcss M
cducd % quarrel witg people VINO some
times SD ltr forget themselves, when speak
ing % Yankees, a- 10 b. guilty OF mguli-
ne..: cn the cOrtriTv, are SO pcrgcrse - 20
admire TIE spirit of those impatient har-
ranguc., and wsh it could uc manifested
more frequently ana among greater num-
bcrs
Inis ispcrhap. the reason why, 50 f'r %
from Joining 90 the regret that rs expressed at
what Genera k0s.ar lately said 10 offs speech
az the reunion oltlr Niryllud Line A,soci-
ton. We have fel' impelicd 10 applaud ais
spirit $40 congratulate him on n's boifncss
aud sincerity. some may dispute the taste
~ what no did, rs Others rs prudence. But
al
ser is a soldier snd a man o. business rather
than rhc'orician OF dipl0ma'iSt-a man
who h3. been accustomed to measure sN Ords
luj not words with hrs adversary and Ne
should remember that The remarks which his
critics consider most Objectionable are
founded on bus own knowledge derived from
actual cNperiencc IN thc Ee'I ue knows the
lact ana ne significance ih8t 40 the fOur
wears of war the Army Of Northern virginia
had fought fWcuig.ihroe pitched battles. had
gained tWeuty-one OF tlrm, sud made a
draw o. The other two -larpsburE and Get
tVshurg- D. was natural nat be should
give vent 10 feelings which must nave iongci
for eXprc~-l0n WREN poe slw Yankees scOrD-
fully yluuing their. uperIouly 10 the south.
Ercrctfuly differing W.lh some OF ny
friends, THINK 10 well O. express approval
Of what General Ro-ser said for another aud
better reason: Wrought 10 remember tAat
we are making history for our children as
Wcu as Cor posieuiy generally; and % Is not
20 bc d"ulcl tu1t -Orip men, both rank ana
die, VINO Ner. If.i-ra,e soldiers all t1foush
tuc war, TO nov son. mes lower tbeir crcstS
more thin IS secmly." That ton, may be
construed 10 0ur dl. advantage b4 those who
come after "a, Wc have the warrant oi history
foE suspcclns. AVcrlhe partition ofPoland,
Gqhat hloodiest picture ia tho book Of titae,"