Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-23
tbs DISPATCH AND THE NEGRO.

issue of the goth inst, says:
"The sauciest set of Negroes ia the
world are those who live in Washing
ton. They are the spoiled wards of
the nation And none of them can be
worse than the Butler zousves."
That may be true and yet, what of it2
1t says of the letter:
"The letter throughout it's length ia
| insolent in the extreme. Most colored
people are singularly blind to the pres
| ent situation of the race question.
How they can be so passes our under
| staHdIng. 1t would seem that plenty
Of thugs have occurred Co aroused
their attention aud give them warn
/ ing, but they make no Hign OF seeing
hearing, or needing"
1t is the irony of fate and indicates
that the new Negro" will stop short
Of nothing less than q realization OF
the guarantees OF the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution of the
United States and the Bill OF Rights
of Virginia. With him it is equality
OF DEATH" . twin declaration to lib
erty or death" and having the same
Significance and meaning.
We're you in his place would you.
could you do otherwise, Mr.. Editori
The DIsPA~cH continues:
1.-THE influence of the Washington
Negroes upon the members OF that
trace in the South always has been hurt
Iful. 1t ~ misunderstanding centre.
To that city may be traced no little OF
1.-The trouble which has occurred be-
tween the whites and blaeKs OF the
South. However, it is not our purpose
to argue with them, but We would
warn the colored pc ople OF Virginia
never to consent to be drawn into
trouble by the Washingtonisns."
Oh, no, we follow the Washington
ians Of color only SO far as we see that
they are right Our people are for
lpeace with honor. They do NOS favor
Idemagogues, or mer who are profess
sionai sgitators with no purposs in
view, or nothing more than their sell
fish interests to advance.
The "true blue" aristocratic Virgin
ian has always been our friend and his
Ichildren second US in every Legitimate
Iendeavor which we make TO rise above
our down-trodden condition.
But our contemporary seems to give
voice to threat. very carefully yelled
yet apparent to q close observer, when
it says:
at seems that the railroad company
which had agreed to transport the
lZouaves has solved the difficulty by
calling the excursion Cff.' 80 that is
settled.
THE patience of the southern peo-
Iple has been solely tried for year or
1.-TWO past. end there is no telling what
Iextreme measures may have to be re-
sorted TO, unless better condition ID
brought about. Therefore. instead CT
lcountenaneing movements which are
likely to irritate the whites. the self
respecting and well-disposed blacks
would better set their faces like flint
against all mischief makers, such az
the Butler Zjuaves are"
And again:
The blacks, brought to this country
J Is slaves, were improved, not lowered
in station and opportunities of life
They were better OF here than they
were in their ratiSe land. The pity ie
that liberty came to them before thel
were prepared for il. Recent event.
show that the Negro problem 10 no
, fully solved. It IL wonderful that TIT
, leaders of that race do uos see the diff
/ ficulties in the way and try to remov'
. them. They may take our word for j
that the tension is growing very great
: and that there is danger OF suddel
= swapping that will be heard far an
z WIDE"
All right. Mr.. Editor. Let the snap
e ping come. 1t has come before in tn
: history of this country. The first tim
was when England used similar lar
guage towards the colonies. The RI
q suit was that the colonies became il
Is dependent.
I'll Mexico used similar language Il
i wards Texas, and Texas became ind'
!. pendent. The South used similar la
d gusge towards the government, az
d the Negro became free.
le Spain used similar language Il
Te wsrds the Cubans, and Cuban liber
became assured.
On with your threats and your pr
"a posed annihilAtionI
hs When the bloody work commence
i. you will find that Christisn white m
an and women will be standing ct the 81
A. of Christian colored men and WON
zh and that the good people OF both rae
viii be triumphant and great prin
as pies still survive.
N. No race OF ten millions ofIeol
has ever been Annihilated at one
ga swoop. 10 race ct white or black n
Lhaa avar undertaken the lob.