Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-30

To he EifOr n Pc D1spG'ct:
In your iesllr Of thi. weeks paper CHE
", rim. October 18th. soc a letter from
NaaO.' asking The question, hat shall
We do with the ncgro;N
was clad 90 see this in your paper. and
know that the subject was beginning to be
aritafcd through orr southern papers. This
IS . serious question. and. AZ Mayo says.
lone with which wc mus. deal without fur
tlor dciav." Occasionally We see Efforts
made br chem. particularly in North Caro-
lima. 10 set MP IN organization looking 10
th.,r colonization in some of the western
and southwestern States. In every instance
tLe State papers have thrown cold watcr
on tlis movement. and IN some cases vio-
l.uco has been usedagaiust those VINO were
working mp the scheme.
Now. this looks Ike the Clearcst piece OF
rarrow-mndcdness on the part Of such
s1utloru state az discourage their gong
ritncr on o. thcmsclyes or 20 the states
bidding for Thorn. The only salvation tor
the people among the States which nave
largo negro populations a. 20 encourage
thcm tYg Do necessary, get up private
subscriptions o. help those who Will 90.
do not advocate this with any ami
mostly toward the colJred man, but be-
cause , li.yc II VIII be- % bis interest and
the interest of an concerned that such q
Take The States II Maryland, Pennsyl-
vauia. and New York. where the indus
riDu5 whites predominant and what do
wa see? the c0lored man more Intelii-
gent. moro industrious. and in better
condition financially than IN the southern
States. or. bringing IT nearer home ~ the
hearts Of the people Of Virginia. and ] say
look at what ia known as the Hh'nandoih
Valley. The -aue difference IN very
marked degree Is tLe case ,Lcrc as between
tine eastern or Piedmont section oi the
state. Nov, come reader may ask why llis
i- the ca.e. { WiIl sGy yamUle-eyample
among thc great masses of their tace
ia tla southern States and the eastern
portion of This Are Che majority of our
coi0rrd people of the south 30 work. NO;
tho. pr'fer tD flock - the towns chase a
drummer from one store - another with
the song carry your baggage, boss.
"nlack Your boots, boss or - the
gentleman who drives in from the
country "Samho" sings his song o.
bold your horse. boss on some
such occupation, many. and y seems
90 ma the muorfv OF them. are following
to-day. Suppose v0d want 10 hire one of
Those fellows 10 goto tie country 10 help
a' busy times DO they gof Some do. YES,
lui the majority are busy at something
cl See Or viii come tomorrow, and truly
Tomorrow never comes Wen. WHO
feeds ,hese fllow,1 We know carrying
sample. backing boots. nor holding horses
won, feed whole families of them. WHATS
-.e result of an this: Ask Of our city
periteuaeres. ialls, almhou-os, luuatic
US luus, &c. &c.
Now say encourage them 10 go. and IN
th,irllacas encourage SwcdCs. Germans,
and French io come. and ia a few years
qftar the latter have worked or our farms
and IN our houses and learned our ways
She, will gradually accumulate money,
huy up our land, IN small lots. and make
This country ae prosperous MS the northern
states that haven't the terrible state Of
affairs where few work and many have to
he supported.
and discuss IT for The mutual good ~ the
white and colorcd people Of the South.