The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-22


MEETING AT THE CRY HLIr-NEGRo SUFFRAdE--There
quite stirring time at the City Hall last evening.
number ofgentlemen with Mr. schecker at their head
for the purpose of organizing party in Norfolk to ad
the Of negro suffrage There but about
twenty-five white persons present and these inside
the BAR but the coorcd population crowded the lobby to
suocatng denseness and very enthusiastic in their
applause of the speakers The meeting was organized by
calling Mr. Pepper to the Chair, who made rousing
speech urging the claims of the negroes to the right of
suffrage and holding that the State in danger unless
this great privilege conceded TO the coored
He was not however, in favor of introducing any test
with respect to this question in the approaching contest
for city officers He thought the charter election of very
little Importance politically speaking, but the Congress
sonal contest would be the great and paramount issue in
which would have to be settled lie was certain that
Congress had already been canyassed and in favor of
the project and President Johnson though committed to
different policy at present he felt assured would in time
to favor universal suffrage He felt it would
eventually prevail, because ait was the will of God'
Mr. Scheicker and proposed three cheers for Mr.
Pepper which given with hearty wil the colored
people joining and giving expression to their satisfaction
1 In very marked manner. $50 s:t
Several gentlemen called upon for speeches. but
declined Notwithstanding Mr. schIecker insisted with
1
and finally said something himself The most important
remark heard from him that the negroes bet
tor citizens and entitled to the franchise than the
secessionsts. Mr.. Boush, of Portsmouth, was called
for, and by way of apology, made few remarks
the burden of which was, that he was in favor
Of every man. black white voting, whether he could
read or write not They had tried to organize party
on this basis in Portsmouth, but thus far it had proved
failure Mr. Bond followed, and favored the New York
Hsrads programme, and seemed tor think something
the probationary order would be the best for the negro
He did not, he said, claim anything like social mental
equality for the negro but thought them entitled equal
political rights with the poor foreigners of New York who
were not apt quick in Learning their alphabet the
art of making pot-hooks as the African
One or two other gentlemen, one of whom was Mr.
Dear, made few remarks in the same strain and ther
committee appointed to draft resolutions--pendinl
their absence oreporer and of themeeting retired
Another meeting at the same time, going VI
stairs. The delegates in favor of Colonel Solomon ston
met for the purpose of pereeng their ticket and filling
p some blanks which duty they performed to the enfir
satisfaction of majority of their number Pending
which, in humble imitation Of Dickens little man, re
porter walked three times round the caravan and theI
| retired"
p, S-The following is list of the officers chosen 70
the provisional Organization of the negro suffrage party
for which we are indebted to Mr. Peter f. Schlincker:
President 0. L. Mann; vicepresidents, c. Pepper J.
Boush W. A. Woodbury. S. Dickinson, D. W. Bond Score
ary, R. o. E. Johnson Assistant Secretary I. L. n. Ba
Corresponding Secretaries A. Dear p r. schliecker