New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-17
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Cslored Meas Meeting-Flerida Emigra-
tIon-A Discordnnt EIement-Condi-'
zion Of Things on the Psninsula-Na.
val and Marine Intelligence.
FoRrREss MONROE, Wednesday, March \

FORTRESS MONROE, Wednesday, March IA, 1906
large meeting of negroes, having tor Its OBJ
ject the urtherance Of the Florida Emigration move
ment took place in Hampton yesterday evening. The
meeting was regularly organized, and after the usual
prellminares. Mr.. Wm. Thornton (cooredl was ap
pointed Chairman, and Mr. Calhoun (whte) Secretary
Mr.. j. w. Dungry, q runaway slave from Hampton
some years ago and addressed the audience and
in few sensible remarks. demonstrated to the coored
audience that they were living TOO hcky on the tenn
mediate result Of which they were being subjected 10
all the evil Influences of deness and vice and that In.
stances OF theft depredaons and otter crimes against
each other and tie white residents OF the country were
becoming daily more numerous He entreated the col.
cred people present 70 lose no time in rejecting upon
Of the greatest Importance to themselves and their
families He read extracts OF letters from residents OF
Florida showing that land could be bad there for 90
acre. which they were paying for rent alone on the
land which they now cultivated and concluded by
marking that the Homestead Bill Of 1862 guaranteed
them l60 acres Of Government lands
He was followed by Major.Gen. Miles, commanding
the post Brig Gen. Armstrong. formerly Colonel Of
the 9Th United States Colored Troops lately appointed
Superintendent of the Ninth District OF the Freedmens
Bureau Coz James Curry Post Commissary and DR.
Doger OF IMnois The burden Of their speeches was
essentially the same The immense benefits to be
reaped by the population Of the Peninsula smgratng
to Florida where thousands OF acres OF Government
abouuding in all kinds o. tropical fruits, and where
even the most indol@-, could obtain en- existence We're
repeat...aiy dlatea upon by the several speakers
Ihe colored audience, under the influence OF the
glowing speeches just made In which happy ZONES sur
icay pictured TO their Nyered imaginatons, began 10
exhibit the utmost enthusiasm and the most perfect mar
mony would have prevailed had not disturbing eie'
ment made its appearance in the person OF MT Caivin
pepper lawyer OF Norfolk. who. IN opposition to tine
purposes and objects Of the Florida emigration move
nent has been working hard TO couneract IN comnu'
nication with q few other dissenting adherents the
progress already made in ensting the sympathies OF
the oyercrowded population Of the peninsula In It's
behalf He took the platform erected Tor the occasion
and notwitLsa the remonstrances OF tue organ
izers OF the meeting proceeded at some length to
refute the arguments and assertions Hade 9y me
previous speakers. and succeeded, toward the
end of his discourse In existing the entire sympathy OF
tho coored people present He advocated the expedi
ency Of their remaining where they were, as In little
while the country would be theirs through Congress
sional action He rdcued the idea OF ENGRAVING 10
florida as impracticable and said it was fraught with
evil consequences They were not sure Of protection
and assistance after they reached there.
those .neech was syen more bitter and yituperatve
than his predecessors He denounced In strong terms
the officers engaged in the project ana no. only
9Th upon the evils of tho Preedmens Bureau, declar
ing its action injurious TO the interests OF the oaeK
man. and he called upon the audience TO !reat VITO the
utmost contempt and disgust the idea OF migrating 70
Florida to better their condition.
At this point the meeting assumed aturoulent appear
snce Loud cheers were given for Bane anu Pepper,
and long and continuous Kisses Tor fi9Fida. Dees
IL useless to remain any longer and ~ all ehorts W
oniet the two coored orators Of the day OF no
avail Mai Gen. Miles suggested TO the delegation ac'
companying him the propriety OF departing wnien
they did headed by MI Dungy the nrst ., ne
meeting. Thus terminated the EFFORTS OF the mintafy
authorities and others interested In the movement "a
induce the immense population scattered all over the
peninsula to seek some other more favorable and less
thckly settled cline.
1t is estimated that between Old Point and Yorktown
there are % OO0 negroes. to whom are distributed
nontbly 60 900 ratons from the Commissary Depart.
meut They arc principally In charge OF the Freed.
mems Bureau; but many OF them have small lots OF land
on which they raise vegetables for themselves and their
families Most Of them, however, roam at will over
ths country without employment and subsisting on
Government ratons. The alarming phase which their
condition has Of late assumed has been the principal
reason for starting their emigration scheme. But so
far all efforts have proved useless to induce the negroes
TO emigrate from the lands they now occupy. The sad
results OF emigration to Hay several years ago pre-
dsposes the blacks against the very idea Of going to
country OF which they are Ignorant.
When the delegation with Gen. Miles len, the Two
colored orators organized meeting OF their own anu
gave their hearers the details Of their own peculiar
near Norfolk over the peninsula and throngho1t tne
State Their remarks were warmly appaudsd. BEFORE
the meeting adjourned, collection OF my Genus per
head was levied and taken up to support TINS iIea Of
colonization. Another meeting In fuftnersnce Oh snis
object is to be held next Saturday. c,,,.
Ths United Stat avail steamer Don. Lieut.. Comd'g
Chandler which arrived here last evening from NEW
York sailed this morning for Annapolis. Nj
The schooner Native, belonging n NotloIK, was
recently entirely wrecked on oar near ,asS.a tSsm.
selyes to the rigging during the prevalence OF the
storm and were rescued by the schooners Mary and
Rio Grapde One Of the men. coored man, SUISSE
quenty died from exposure TO the weather. Inc Natv
belonged to Capt. Roderick MoEnnis u NortoH VINO
ioSt al bis and books With the vessel