Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-01
The Bullet and the Ballot Again.

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The Bullet and the Ballot Again.
II ever we had felt that we had mis-
interpreted the recent utterances oi o"'
pious contemporary on the question Vi
u,pnressinc the negro vote that
feeling would have been removed
by publication In ns
OF yesterday morning. That puonca''o"
Is In tie fern OF cara iron ~
ION Mccarthy. Esq. and il appears that
no understands the language OF the 1imes
inst as we do. Moreover, the i"neS
makes no protest against his interpre'a-
Ito, Thus. as we have said. the Tines
has ,aken a new and advanced position
,,p, reference TO the negro vote IL
s,erolv reprobates ard discountehances
any violation Of law unless In the manner
recommended by II. 1t IL down on che"'-
ing but II will consent TO violence +" NJ
cessary. 10 keep voters from the poiS'
or make them vote our way.
This we say. Is new ground for the
,r,,,os IN take. but II Is welcome to take
II. But a little while ago II was preaen-
,rg the inviolable sanctity OF the ballot
and IN the fervor OF It's newborn ZEAL IL
nut under its condemnation the General
Assembly Of Virginia and the returning
boards the electoral boards, the Judges
and clerks. and the grand juries OF the
negro bclt.' Now we have from II
declaration OF principles that while every
ha,,o, ,nust he counted as cast. we are at
liberty 10 bulldoze the negroes and their
white allies, so as to control the eiec-
tons"
An who have read the Illness anti-fraud
editorials for the past four months VIII
be surprised at the emergence or the
Times from any such orifice as TINS
II first said that II had no suggestions
~ mako. but now counsels worse things
than the Democrats of Virginia ever
thought 1t necessary to do in the darkest
hour in the political history of the state
Can II be that the Times has at last
heard the rews from Tidewater ana Sou'h-
side Virginia. that it knows now WIN
what Indignation the people OF the negro
belt" have read its denunciation of their
political course? However. this may be-
there has been an awakening of 1t from
some cause. and now we have the
Times. as II were. piously deplorihs
cheating at cards. but announcing the
doctrine that II to win you must take
trick with a hve-shooter you are at
liberty to do 1t!
AS for Mr. McCarthy-as to how he uh-
derstands the Times and how wen us
proposed plan pleases him-we copy from
the Times Of yesterday morning:
Endorses the Times.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. q. 1871
Editor Times,-I hand you with this an
extract from your leader of to-day, every
word of which has my earnest approval
and the whole extract expresses cohVlc-
lions which ] have held ever since the
close of the war. When you Reproduce
this extract from your editorial as d
part of my letter. please print IN capllals
that part of il which | have underscored'
and because what is UNDERSIGNED more
distinctly sets forth the peculiar IDEAS
which / have held for twenty-five years
or more and also. as | think, brings your
whole argument on this subject to de-
cisiYe point.
| have always cOntended that IL vas the
duty of the people of Virginia to assert
boldly and defiantly, AND AT ANY COST,
that they would not submit to negro domi-
nation. whether put upon them by law or
otherwise, and have always believed that
If such a state of affairs were brought
about by Federal legislation. the people
ought TO indulge in at least a suihcient
amount OF violent resistance To bring 10
their relief the soldiers of the United States
army, under whose rule we might reason
ably expect. and ! think would without
doubt have, a government far more salts
factory in every sense OF the word than
we could hope TO have from the negroes,
dominated as they are by a deathless de-
sire. not for equality. but for superiority
to and authority over the white men OF
the State, TO say nothing of their peculiar
and uncOnquerable tendency towards
white women.
CARLTON MCCARTHY.
white Democrat asks the Times
first II il Is willing to consent to give
UP our social and financial all (of the
black belD to the control of creatures
who were cannibals but little more than
century ago, and who would relapse
into that condition If left to themselves
We answer ~ as we have many
times said, THAT NOTHING WOULD
INDUCE US TO LOOK ON AND SEE
SUCH A CONSUMMATION. WE
WOULD STAND BY OUR WHITE
BRETHREN IN THOSE COUNTIES
WITH THE LAST DROP OF OUR
LIES BLOOD IN THEIR RESTS
LANCE TO SUCH A THING IF THEY
WE'RE THREATENED WITH 1T. But
we would not cheat and stun ballot-boxes
to avert IT. WE WOULD STAND BY
THEM IN THEIR RESOLUTION TO
RULE THEIR RESPECTIVE COUN-
TIES BY EVERY METHOD WHICH
l., ha Ia xulp cc
elements OF no community shall ever rule
IL with the Times's consent and the
Times WILL BACK THE REPUTABLE
AND LAW-ABIDING ELEMENTS OF
EVERY COMMUNITY IN THEIR DE-
TERMINATION TO BE THE DOMl-
MATING FORCE IN THAT COMMUNE
TY IN EVERY OPEN. BRAVE, DE-
FAINT, AND HONORABLE METHOD
THAT THEY MAY DETERMINE ON.
We regard cheating as cowardly and ut
terly demoralizing. and will countenance
Il under no possible circumstances.
"White Democrat next asks us TO state
categorlcally what they must do in South
ampton county where the negroes out
number the whites. to save themselves
from negro rule? Our answer is a very
simple one. The white people OF South
ampton county must EXERT THEM
SELVES IN AN OPEN AND MANLY
WAY TO CONTROL THE ELECTIONS
IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, but they
must not use cheating and frauds In cleo
lions as their means.
We say again 10 white Democrat" and
his Southampton friends, ASSERT YOUR
SELVES LIKE MEN: NOTIFY THE
NEGROES AND THEIR MEAN WHITE
ALLIES. FAR WORSE THAN THE
NEGROES. THAT YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO RULE
YOU. and then bring out all the voters,
white and black. you can to preserve the
control of your county in your own hands.
BE PERFECTLY HONEST. BE FIRM.
BE FAIR. AND AVOID VIOLENCE If
POSSIBLE: BUT THERE ARE THINGS
IN LIFE WORSE THAN THE FIGHT
ING NECESSARY TO SECURING AND
ENJOYING THOSE RIGHTS WHICH
BELONG TO ALL MEN.
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