The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-10-24
Rad zeal lncendiarism In Rich
MOnd,

NOAsN
The Washington correspondent Of the
"HERALD' telegraphs that the "Rad!-
cal" Mass Convention at Richmond,
Va, on Monday, was composed ofabout
twenty-five hundred negroes and nine
O. white men. He says:
"Hunnicutt, Judge Underwood, all
Irishman named Morrissy, whites, and
Joe Cox and Lewis Lindsay, negroes,
we're nominees for the Convention from
that city. Each candidate was called
on to spcak-Hunnicutt led off, and
gave the following as the amendments
lie should eek to have incorporated IN
the constitution Of the State First, he
was in favor OF universal manhood suf-
frage regardless Of caste class, or col
or. or q free school system, the mon
ey to build up and perpetuatc which
was to be raised by a taxation Of the
real and personal property ofevery mar
in the State. Ifrebcls don't choose to
send their children to them along with
negro children, he will say to them,
You shall pay for free schools" Sec
ond, he would disfranchisc first every
rebel editor in the State, because they
had fooled the people with the war and
kept it going for years after it should
have stopped, and because, since the
close Of the war, they have kept the
State out of the Union and prevented
reconstruction. They had led the peo-
pie astray and the sooner they were
gotten rid Of the better. Third, the
rebel preachers should also be disfran-
chiscd if they would not stop making
political speeches and conlinc them
selves to their closets and desks. They
should he rendered harmless by being
DISTINGUISHED. In regard to rebels, he
would enlrancllisc all who accepted the
situation in good faith and vote the re-
publican ticket. He would disfran-
chise all rich merchants who made mon
ey by blockade running during the
war and cxtorted from the families of
soldiers. lie would disfranchisc all
who had bombproof positions, postof-
flee clerks, ovcrscers and many who
we're ready to tell where Il poor fellow
hiding from the conscript officers,
could be found. He would e]nfranchise
all farmers who were forced to furnish
supplies to the Confederate army. He
would distranchise Office holders and
all persons who stood up for the rebel
lion. He said there are thirty thous-
and in the State who ought to be dis
f%ranchised, and should be if he could
carry it in the convention. He would
~enlrunchise men like Longstrcet, who
had so spoken or written that they
could not go back to the rebels. He
would adhere to the principle he pro,
claimed until the people of the State re-
pented in sacicloth and ashes for their
sins.
Morrissy followcrcd lIunnicut and
endorsed all he had said, but went fur
Their. lie would disfranchise forever
every foreigner who had rcnounced his
allegiance to the United States and as
sisted the rebellion.
Louis Lindsay said he would vote to
strike tn word "whitc" out Of the con
stitution and give negroes perfect equal
ity with white men in all respects-at
all events, in railroad cars, churches
and where ever they might choose to
assc t it. lie declared himself the rep
rcscntativc ofthe United States in the
Convention.
Joe Cox, the other negro candidate,
also endorsed Hunnicut's speech and
said, With Underwood and Hunni-
cult a. his back, he was not afraid of
the devil. A radical orator announced
as one principle of the parry the aboli-
ton of the capitation tax, and raising
the entire revenue from taxes on prop
erty. Such is the radical programme,
and if they carry the Convention, the
constitution will be framed in accord.
auce with it. An opposition ticket will
be put in the field in forty-eight hours,
and gentlemen will visit New York in
its interests.