Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-21
African. bnt tl.N had zone and followed

African, bnt thy had gone and followed
the fate OF the buffalo, and the same
destiny awaits tho negro II he tries 10
antagonize and degrade the white men.
Civil aud political rights would be &C.
corded them. but there are some things
they cannot have, such as mixed schools
and white wives privilege noble White
blood don't mean 10 stand, and when
they get them look for the Peaks of
Otter 10 march down 20 the yea and the
sea TO flow towards the Peaks.
lie asserted that tho white majority
was over 20, 900 in the state, and # the
caueo OF good government. peace, and
prosperity were lost 1t would be 10y the
apathy OF tho white race.
In shecp-rsfing countries. he sud,
one Of the flock wifhit' wool deiilcl with
It's own burden was c,llcd scaiawag,
aud so a native white inln aililiatng with
this black mans party was IN truth 4
scaawag, or half sheep and hali unmcn-
tiOnable.
TuT ISSUE.
The tariff and al other questions Of
national importance dwindlcd INTO in
significance when the great question Of
home government presented itself. These
oilice-scekiug end depr4yed people are
rushing the negro &c destruction. lie
urged tie great mss OF the intelligence
and respeclabiil,y o; tie people - stand
upon tho elevated platform Of whit"
man end the whit" mon tpsiaud together
aud We would silence forever this vol
cauO which periodically threatens TO
oyerwhclm rs. If Virginia Turns her
back nov upon the democratic party,
winch has stood as brealwater
against most fearful efforts 10 pun
der and degrade her people, how
will We etand in the eyes Of the
States in the South and tbe Democrats
of The North In tho very first cam
paicG, me s1id, Ibis Republican party
showed It's purposes and II 1t had sue
ccolcd, Wells, the csrpet-baR Governor.
would have been elected to the United
States Senate. and Harris, tho negro
Lieutenant would have been
the Governor, hut he thanked God sach
n calamity and degradation had been
averted. Perlls. no said. still threatened
Us, and ~ white supremacy was orr sal
vailon from scenes Of horror and strife.
The speech occupied ono and bali
hours and was greeted with repeated ap-
plause and made deep impression upon
the large audience, who ~ the coucIn-
SION unanimously returned the d,siln-
gished gentleman a vote Of thanks for
the eloquent address he had made.
CONTRAST.
in striking contrast 10 these proceed
iDgs Of mon struggling Cor our own civi-
lization and good government there WAS
held in the negro church the meeting ol
the Republicans chiefly necro-s IN
der tLH leadership Of J. u. sloan, a
white lougstoli,o, who supports n
prors for Office over whito men. This
meeting nominated for the LecI laturc
tie mulatto Ross Hamilton. who gained
considerable nOtoUety m tho last cam
psign by his assertion IN q public speech
that he "wi she'd 10 soc the day when the
carriages Of the grocs would he driven
by the whtr men of the county" The
same meeting also nominated as dole
gates TO the Norfolk Convention lee
Read, Ross Hamilton. II. J.. WHITE,
!. y. Tucker, =. s. Gayle, T.. *. WI
lams, ". Ii. uayce. !. n. Sioau. !. i.
Brown, d. l.. i. Baskerville, William
Townes. and W. Il. c. Walker The
seven first named are ncsrocs aul The
other FIVE wbr'os. The delegation Is
anti-Mahonc. with ono or two exceptions,
Sloan, the leader, hcre;0forc bong
an earnest opponent of Malone me
thOdA
TIE prHc RATIO TICVgT.
have never before seen such INA.
mmity and satisfaction manifested with
reference 10 the ticket nomInltcl hy the
state Convention. and Mckinney. Tv-
Ter. and Scott will receive the erthusias-
tie support Of the Democrats of this
county. The general expression is eve
must elect them and We Will elect them.
but it will take work, time. and means,
and these requisites the Democrats here
VIII contribute as far as in their power
to achieve victory and drive back the
barbarian horde which threaten to over
turn our civilization and Africanize
Southside Virginia. j.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
4 Negro Crushed by Trcc--Thc Crops.
Correspondence Of the Richmond pispoirnl
COBuAM, Va, August 90. 1880.
A negro man, Abraham Perkins 10y
$500, ,roe ;r,gtopflv 1-ilIo6 Iv Iarnp