The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-09
RICHMOND, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1866.

ness and grog- shops; he recognized their capa-
cities better, and knew that such (,ohatO was
the opinion of every d" enlightened, and gentle
man. in the South.
He was not one of those men who cla-
mored for that which could not be had.
(IFhat is it, Brother p But he was in favor of the
freedom of the negro without compromising
the freedom of the white. Very kind Brother y
He knew that Editors might slander, and
abuse, and caluminate poe kno,c il too, Brother }
but in spite of all he would speak his conscien-
tious convictions. Let the "coored citizens" ="
emigrate, and what then would become of the
broad lands which they had cultivated. myS
he: My home is in the South,-your home,
my "fellow- citizens" is in the South, in the
South we have lived, and in the South we must
die. tere there 1caS rocyero'ts cbeering interrupt
ed by scTinnage II, the corner Of the Square, and
,chen quiet r0S restored, the Brother conttnued.)
Only six years ago it was a crime under the
laws of Virginia to teach n colored man to read
and write; now you have schools and school
marms Work hard and work steadily,
tRead the Ne,o Nation,) and then, indeed, you can
communal respect and position. With educa-
ton you may become creditable doctors, law
| yers, skilled mechanics, or clergymen, (nny
| thing Jut dctorS,) and without it you will be no.
thing" (Cteers.)
Brother Hunnicutt, white continued in this
strain for while, and then rising to the digni-
| ty of the occasion, he said @ the Christ of the
white man is the Christ Of the colored man,
| the Heaven of the white man is the Heaven of
| the colored man, and the country Of the c0tored
man is the Uhite mans country STILL" There was
vociferous cheering, and the Brother spoke
about the circus. He spoke of its having car
| ried away so much money from the city, and
| described its lions, and mules, and horses, and
ponies whoa! Jrnudry) The audience was
| impressed even unto laughter and he then
told them what he thought they 0ugtt not to do
and what they therefore ought To do, conclu-
ding with his advice to his ''fellow- citizens to
work for little if they could not getmuch. He
informed them that "an idle brain was the
devils Workshop" and informed the meeting
| that Adam, e. in the Garden of Eden, got into
dispute with the devil, was tempted, and fell,
and all because he had nothing to do but make
love 10 Eve. The Brother then said that
he knew that he would be reported, but
he didn't care for that; and, as a wind
up, he paid glowing tribute to the virtues of
that flag which was the flag of the "colored
man " as well rs of the white man, and which
he Brother Hunnicutt, (white,) hoped might
wave over his grave. This was the end but it
may as we'll be stated that the word % fellow
citizens" " was used by the speaker sixty three
times in the course of his thirty minute ora
| ton.
At the close of Brother Hunncutts effusion,
a negro addressed the crowd sensibly and
well, and the processloniSts after a little more
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| the Fair Grounds and dispersed.
THE PROCESSION 4 FAILURE.
! The whole procession consist ted of about
| fifty men mounted, and perhaps one hundred
| and fifty on foot, although it must be remem-
| bered that every effort had been made to in
duce all the negroes in the city TO take part III
the - reioicings" of the day. There were not,
perhaps, twenty negroes belonging, to this city
in the procession, and for each one who
marched in the line there were fifty walking
alongside and poking fun at their " decorated
| brethren.
| To the admirable manner in which the
police force was managed by the Chief, Major
! Claiborne, may, in great degree, be attributed
! the perfect order which characterised the
! whole proceedings of the day. Squads of police
were at every corner. Major Claiborne and
! his officers seemed Ubiquitous and once more
we have TO thank our police for their efficient
! guardianship of this city.
THE CABALIsTIC LETTERS.
1t will be remembered that most of the "pro
| cessionists' were decorated with stars, badges,
and huge initial letters, and, as some curl
osity has been excited TO know the meaning oi
these signs and tokens, we give the interpreta
ton of the most important OF them. X. c.
! Rising Christians. III. ). C.-Humble Christian
Benevolents, from Chesterfield Coal-pits. I
/ S 80. T. E.-Teamsters Star of the East.
F. s. L-Reform Sons of Love. Y. >. H.
Young Sons Of Zion. NJ. NJ. S.-Miller
Mechanics L.O. J. Glowing Tree of Life
T. Il. :. S.-Union Sons of Liberty. Th
principle upon which the cabalistic character
are made to mean so much or so little at will
is unknown to us, but the interpretations ma,
be relied on as being correct to the letter.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT - very serious ant
painful accident occurred on yesterday even
ing at the saw mill of Messrs. John Georg'
| Gibson on Mayos island, i'll which Mr.. VIII
liam L Perdue, the head clerk, was Yer,
seriously injured. 1t seems as If in PASSING
some Of the machinery which was in motion
his foot became entangled and drawn betWeei
the wheels, innicting very serious "oun'
across the instep and ankle of his left 1oo'
He was conveyed to his residence, in Manches
ter, and his wound properly dressed by Ut
Bronaugh Mr.. Perdue served during IN
four wears Of the war as member OF Parker
Battery, of Richmond. We hope his inJurle
NAV not be as serious as it was at first feare'
they would prove.
MEETING OF GERMAN CITIZESs.-A meetlr
of the German citizens of Richmond was hell
on Thursday evening last, in compliance VIII
a previous notice. It's object was to establish
a society 10 induce emigration to Virginia, I
give such information to emigrants as the
might need in coming to this country, and I
give such pecuniary assistance to them as III
means of the society would allow. The soci
ETY. was then organized, and MIR. Heinric
elected president, and Mr.. A. Lybrock secre
tary. The following committee was then al
pointed to draft by laws for the Society
Rev. Dr. Minnigerode, Rev. Mr.. Schwartz
Won Groning, Noting, Phillips, Heinrich, an
Lybrock The meeting then adjourned, l
meet at the call of the Committee.