The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-16

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been stronger and more successful.
At this point the speaker was inter
rupted by Mr.. johnson, who, begging to bt
excused for the interruption, stated to the
white people in the audience that ther,
was large crowd of colored people out
side unable to get in, He deemed an,
further announcement unnecessary. In I
short time the majority of the white peopl,
in the audience gave way for the colored
who aocked rapidly In.
The speaker resumed. The Yankee nov
claimed that the war had been waged will
the intention of freeing the slave. 1t hat
been waged for no such purpose, as thu
declaration of Congress in 1861 woult
plainly show. The war was waged, no
because it would bsAefit the colored peo
pie, but because they hated us. The.
used the colored man to advantage as /;
soldier, and 1t might have been noticed
that the colored soldiers were all privates
There were no colored majors or colonel
in that army. Cries of "Datas SO !"
They were put in the ranks, and while
filled with whiskey pushed into the
deadly breach. Voice. "Dey didn'
push EN- in de breach wild whiskey, sir."l
He thes. alluded to the cruel manner il
which the war had been waged.
The northern people claimed credit TO
gaining these newpriyileges for the coloret
people, and yet why did they not let then
vote among themselves Why had New Jer
sey and Ohio refused to strike out the wort
"whiten from their constitutions? lie
them be reminded of these facts when the,
make their boasts.
He next pointed out the inConsistenc,
between the declared purpose Of the Sher
man bill and its provisions. 1t professet
to be for the purpose of the better esta
blishment of the Government, and yet b!
giving to one man supreme power, tina
very Government was abolished.
They could not accuse those who spoke
to them Of being interested. They wanted
no votes. They had no use for them, a.
they were DISTINGUISHED.
Mr.. Wilson had lately been South tc
attempt to dictate to the people what they
should do. He had in the course of re-
marks said, "You people of the South are
too intolerant." This reminded him of the
old woman skinning eels, which she patted
upon the heads with spoon, and wher
they wriggled and twisted, said, "Down
ye wantonS."
He had been told-but did not know it
that those who banded the colored people
into secret societies eXtorted from them
money, which should 60 to the support o.
their families, and that they took oaths to
oppose the southern white people. Voice
"Dat's not so."l He was glad to hear it
for if it were true, they would exchange
the slavery of the body for far more de.
grading servitude of the mind; for, in the
words of the poet, "Stone walls do not
prison make" etc. The verse of poetry
pleased the audience, and provoked seve.
raj cries of good-dat's bully"
He asked his hearers if they would vote
against their own white people whether OF
no? They had a majority in very few To-
calities. and why doom themselves to per
petual minority. Voice." Shall we vote
de Democratic tickct!'1 If they did vote
as unit against us what would be the re.
suit A.? An employer would say to his ser
wants, You don't bave anything to dc
with ME, you don't come about me, and
when | ask about voting, you run of to
secret meeting. You have no confidence
in me, and ! can employ you no longer
And will your new friends make up your
losses Where have they done anything
to provide for your well-doing? Voice.
" Dev fed us all de winter."l But they
will not feed you all your lifetime, my
friend, and you will feel much more like q
gentleman when at home you sit down tt
eat your meals in the consciousness that
Won have earned what you eat.
He might have said truths to his
hearers that were not pleasant tc
them, but he could not help it; and
he might still have some more un'
pleasant. He spoke of the turning out
of the old pastors Of their churche:
for new ones of northern proclivities
From what he had heard, they had heard
more of politics than of Christ, under the
guidance of these men. Voice" Politics
in Christ."] All no my friend. You never
heard of politics in Christ. Do you not
remember when they tried to inveigle
him into politics, when he replied, Rem
der unto Caesar the things that are
Casars?" The church was no place fol
politics. He would state that none of the
committee had given him the least infor'
nation concerning things which had beer
referred to by him.
He then referred to the wild and absurd
hope held out to the negroes by the
northern white men, that the property o
the southern people was to be contiscateo
and divided among them. If the property
was confiscated they would take it them
selves. They would divide it out, and he
hoped the negroes would fight them back
when they came to take it. The Yankee
would never give the negro cent of the
money; for were there not thousands and
thousands of people in the North Just a:
poor if not poorer than the negroes in the
South
In conclusion, he said that perhaps ht
had spoken some unpalatable truths; bu
if any sensible man would take the honest
truth, turn it over in his mind, think wei
of it, and act upon it, he would be wiser
and happier.
Mr.. johnson addressed his "coloree
brethren of the city Of Richmond" for 1T
never dealt half way with anything. IL
obedience to their invitation, he came t.
speak few words. He was reared In the
cradle with slavery, and had nanny,
from his childhood. He had been taugh,
to be polite to colored people, and had
never treated them in any other manner o.
spirit than that Of politeness and kindness
He had come to speak few words OF calm
ness and sincerity to them. You are, sale
he, free people, not by the power OF th'
Constitution, but by the power OF th'
sword. The Congress Of the United state:
have lately declared by the Sherman oil
that you are entitled to vote in all cleo
tions, and to take part in the councils 0
the nation. You are, comparatively, un
educated, and uninformed on the subJect'
Won are NOW To act nnnn and Won have