New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12
Wis. Richmou:a Richards. Lec,ur,.

A large number Of colored people and a5J1:
dozen of the more favored attended Jas, even
Ing az the Abysinnian Baptist Church. Waveglsy pIs
near Sxthaye 10 hear the ec.1g
Mss Rchmonia Richards, who las Ven
engaged in organizing Freedmes's S.sS
in the South. and who has also been IN tie y
cret service OF the Government. Miss Richards ia ~
introduction to her address, which was wei rece'a
and deeply interesting said that she was BON 10 W.
ginia but knew nothing whatever Of hex parents her
carries. -eeollectons were of beautiful home. sse
spoiled and pe,ted child. She had been tod from III
earliest infancy that she was not slave bg. iAi 80
should be educated and sent to Africa to ;eaeA
Size left America for Africa in December l'4 81
rived safely in Llbeli3. the climate Of wien sle SO,
il not dreadful a u IL represented 70 ne NY -.
that Of any other tropical climate. he s1 - ..i
adapted 20 cultivation than any part 81 I-e V-isA
States Everything grows there aluoi; spOhAnsUasFi
The inhabitants are better than many 81 .v ~. -,
people here. There Is one tribe OF The Weaalsv,
neither drink, lie, nor steal, ana who haIe ''-e'
based OF these principles. - 3,
The climate not agreeing with her. she ret-'Ie- y
America went IS far ne Baltimore ana .. ~ ~
ton Of her fosterS'ser-a Miss A.-vSiel ~. 20,
her earlier years. Her health was very uNoo.. -.
tire. She was sick a long tine but ~ Iens -
wha. recovered, and went 20 gel somftns \. .,,srs
trunk. when she found taat all her Iei'efs sas
had becn taken away. She made ihqli. .les
that tley were removed BY Mies a. Az LIE s,sr.a
was law in the State OF Virginia that eo.s ~
from the North came South, without the III . ,h-s
white person. and remained there ionsrI ne even.
DAYS he or she should be sold INTO SA'ei!' -, ne.
in.- Miss Richards was wakirg or Wheh - go ,,,t
BIZ Dntchman who challenged her. ahd I''''
her % prison. 49,, S,,rsrr Ms
A. who had gone 70 a waieringp.iee, w. ,s,, 80
that there was 20 be no reliance placed % - Na
\ II ~ nd IN
slave FOR two wears While seryigg IN W eaI An.
became known o. the UniOn League OF h'a,r, ~
rendered them many important seN.Ss.' p.hel Ssass
lits on many occasions. she Was IA t"e opr.
last Winter IN a stationary closet Nuuss -: HI ~
secret session and when the last conscg ~ Ina
pa>sed She performed tits service ~. ga. tgsas
/ League Last August twelve months II age sss
To out.manegver Grant, wien TIE NHtoI DTygs ~
there were very anxious 20 nNN w.
aware OF Le9s plaGs. g.. h,arcs aYg.sf
SSe went 20 tho Davis House in aS anses. fss "
for Washing; was introduced INTO q r-.ver, q. 3
one of the clerks when she opeaed WSSuorinr Os.)
cabinet ana rclsd tho papers itci ard taGe %
her lie made her escspe fiOm .tieImo, r,otn,e 90
Fredericksburg whero she aided ~ Wv .r-, Of 80
large quantity Of tobacco, also ID tse pri 10 ,esci
officers Size ne 81 appolnted =! ~ ne msntsf
school, and foNad considerable isGI Nor,h aad -
ment % the agents al soceti'S ~ ~ -,
manner in which she was treated ~ tA2l a., orcaay'
7, onneors TINT she was allowed " 90 ~ Nd or -
,, falore schools we've organized u i.ou.sl &C. od
isfh Anru 1865 and she opened me NE 80 rrged 80
there lib loO seholls IN con ~ va south ard q,
tbe W. ri establishing these schools S S,sion. Ma
start tue colored Teopie on tIe rom AZ tine psgF
Rchardss lecture was very luH 1'u s,icrecy.
larry in rest0f. 10 the SoulheIu ,-orc ~o'i i3s
Size annears 10 be Young woman ~ q, IN, sssre
,,li,,o =, al bo,rf than usually isl4' 49, el1.
hIu A1"'' ac TO- noe either black IN hbi jref.el
. aH! ian" Nor lecture would DO wen "oi'"
before larger auaoHVo