Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-26
Lnneston.g serenade Threats.


Professor LANGsroN was serenaded at
his home in Washington Wednesday night,
and in response thereto made a speech
replete with insolence and vanity.
After rejoicing in the honor conferred
upon him in beng awarded Mr.. NENABLE's
seat I'm that House where REED Is
Speaker. where MCKINLEY is the leader Of
the party on the floor, and where CANNON
and GBosvKsoB are" he argued that now
that the negro has cotton liberty he must
save himself.
This said he, is our Government to
aid and our fellows to save. II II IS pur-
pose that is wanted We Will give It. II II Is
courage that is wanted We Will give II by
hogsheads, even until the blood shall run
IN streams If necessary, TIL 10y the com
mingling Of white mems blood and black
mems blood our country shall be the
grandest and our Government the greatest
and most lasting the world has ever seen
or ever Will see.
THAT is the significance of the Repubh-
can victory IN the House of Representa-
tiycs Yesterday. We will go forth and con-
ouer in the name Of the whitest and the
blacklist man in the country. We shall and
III the Interpretation Of the Constitution
and in its application. We shall consider
the question, Is a pure ballot in guarded
and protected ballot-box the shield that
preserves our national integrity Men
used TO give IA rights. We will help 20
give the country rights now. We are in
the great Congress of the nation. We will
advance 10 the Senate, and when neces-
sarv when the negro has grown az great
and learned and magnificent as he now IS
loval and true, he shall go on 70 the Presi-
dents chair. lCheers.] Wen not stay
.aI sv,A r.Ff l.alIl
represent the Fourth district OF Virginia.
and with Reed 10 lead, Mckinley 10 de-
fend, Cannon to advocate. Grosvenor to
speak, and Powell and Haugen 10 stand
steadfasi for the right. victory IS ours.
Let me tell You what we are gong 70 DO
down in virginia We will send almost a
Republican from the Alexandra district, If
not entirely Republican"
Then he went on 10 claim for his party
various other districts in this State.
by less educated people Of his race
IASGsToN's threat that the negroes will re-
sort 10 bloodshed will be construed as
suggestion that for some imaginary wrong
at the ballot-box there should be a COM
mingling Of white and black mems blood.
He is intentionally and skilfully vague,
but il either means this or miscegenation.
This lis the significance of the Repub-
hcan victory in the House Of Representa-
tiyes Tuesday"
As 20 the prospect he sees Of the negro
going to the United States Senate or be-
coming President, 10 us it does not seem
very bright just now. IL is not likely that
any southern State Will choose negro
senator-we have never seen any DISPOSE
ton Of northern Stale to do so. Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts,
and numerous other States North and
Wost when carried by the Republicans
have that misfortune thrust upon them by
the black vote. but the Republicans are
slow TO reward the northern black man.
So il will be a long time before negro
appears again in the United States Senate.
LAsCsToS is the first and. we hope, will be
the last negro 10 so from Virginia TO the
House. How he got there is a matter of
recent history.
A negro In the Presidents chair, indeed
This shows how wild and foolish little
success-a little eleyation-makes LAso-
sros.
While LAsGsroS is one Of the best edu-
Gated men Of his race, he is still q negro,
with all OF negro's conceit. pomposity.
eredulity, and stupidity. Already the Re-
publcsns Of Virginia grieye that he was
seated. Wei they may, for he never will
be able TO bride his tongue or learn the
wisdom even Of the rawest politician.
Widely US General MALONE has ostraneed
himself from US. We are compelled 10
sympathize with him ia having TO vote for
such q man.