Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-26
To-day is Registration-day.
For the Dispa,ch.l
An Appeal 20 the White Inhabitants OF
Virginia.


Virginia.
One hundred and ninety years ago the
inhabitants Of the COLONY Of Virginia made
% noble and impaSsicncd appeal 30 the
Crown aud Parliament of Great Britain
not 10 intict upon them the curse of Airi-
can slavery bg the foretoli continuance Of
the slave trade. The greed Of London
merchants and the inhabitants Of New
ENGLAND. especially Massachusetts,, was
sufficient TO cause the mother country TO
reject this petition. As soon a. the great
revolution of 111G was entered upon Nlr-
ginia. true 10 her civilization, was the 1r,t
State 10 stop by law this execrabic trade
When the Federal Constitution was
formed. by the aid of New ENGLAND and the
States south Of her this Infamous traffic
was continued until 1903 This is the
truth OF history. The New England Purl-
tan, the Hungarian Slay, and the
German and Russian Anarchist ere seek
ing to still further Africanze the
South 10y placing Us under the ban
of these Involuntary immigrants 10 our
shores. and thus crush out that winch they
have always detosted and always feared
Of By far the greater part Of the people OF
Virginia William Malone IS the agent Of
this uuhOlv coalition He is endorsed by
such creatures as Elliot +. Shepherd, who
is "a first rate representative Of the out
growth OF Puritan civilization. HIS idea Of
manners is shown by the fact that be put
a steuographer in his closet to take down
the private conversation oil his guests,-bE
William f. Chanoler, another 0utgrowth
OF the same clyilizatiOn-a wretch who de-
lhcratclv stole the vote of Florida IN 1876.
and yet is now preaching about the purity
of the ballot; by John sherman, who COM
bnes all the meanness of the Puritan with
the sterner outgrowth of western ciyiliZa-
ton These are the boon companions Of
William Malone.
II Virginia Is carried by William Ma
hone such untOward events rs these are
likely 10 follow. Already an tac9,diGry
negro slec, published in Richmond boldly
says that Virginia Democratic congress
men ought TO have stripes on their backs
and be Immured IN the walls of penten-
tary. White men and women Of Virginia,
there never was an election in which II was
more necessary for YOU to do your duty.
There are thousands Of mon III Virginia
who are true and loyal Democrats who
wish 40 Office and who are not IN sympa-
thy with the rulers Of our party on import
ant economic questions. We believe
that protection 10 American indus
tries is or ought TO be the true
and guiding principle of American
=
up root and branch the infamous system
OF internal-revenue taxation. We believe
in the complete reconciliation and the
free coinage of silver. But at the same
time We are SlmOn-purC Democrats, and
all these questions paleintO utter lnsignitl-
canoe before the living, burning question
Of white supremacy. Let any man who
doubts the importance of this question
read "Hayti; or, The Black Republic" by
an eminent author. Sir Spencer 81. John,
who lived twelve years on that island. Let
him read the thrilling account OF the daily
practice of CannlDallsm and the reyOltlug
rites of NOOdOo worship, eliminating inty-
ing up unfortunate little negro children by
their heels and then cutting of their
heads SO that their blood will drip
into buckets half filed with rum to be
drank by the hldeOus wretches, the scene
eliminating in hell carnival Of crime and
debauchery too sickening to be described.
Are We 70 come 10 this in Southsde Viz
giniG? Never. Never. Never At least
never until the cavalier blood of the South
has mingled forever with the soil of their
country. / am no alarmist. There Is no
nGitce nor unNndness in my heart 10 the
negro race. | was rocked in n slaye-rocked
cradle. ! am surrounded by them now
and have for many OF them the kindost
feelings. But we Of the South kHOr them.
We kj.o,c that Rey cdnnOtbe hriS'edlgh po'ra' A.;
that if they are in the ascendancy
ii means red. rank revolution and all
which that implies. Many intelligent
and good men who are misguided Repub-
licans viii vote for William Malone be
cause they do not appreciate the vital I'M
pOTtance of this mOmentOus question. To
them / appeal beg them TO reflect upon
il before casting vote the consequences
of which may be so disastrous. When
Frederick Douglass leaves ona Government
vessel the Puritan honors his departure By
firing salyos of artillery. The same Puritan
makes a negro the first orator of his class
at Harvard College-tho same Harvard
College which festooned with garlands the
coffin OF John BrOwu-a monster IN human
form. VINO In the solemn hours OF the night
in one of the peaceful valleys of
Kansas brutally butchered in cold blood
eleven men. women. and children
who We're innocent of any crime. The de-
tails of this butchery are enough to make
one shudder with horror This same John
Brown afterwards shot down at Harper 5
Ferry in broad daylight good men engaged
IN the peaceful ayocatiOn Of their pursuits.
And yet to-day his name is embalmed in
history as the central hero of the Republi-
can party He is the beau ideal of all that
the Republicans think is good and great
To this wretched civilization we oppose the
civilization of George Washington, James
Madison, and Thomas JeTerson-the civili-
cation of Robert +. Lee and Stonewall
jackson. Virginians, can Won doubt as to
which civilization you would chooseI The
one is represented by William Malone the
other by PhilipW. Mckinney. Take your
choice. BUCKINGHAM.