The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-02

Mr. +. w. Massle followed Beckley, and
poke Tor a few moments boastfully Of the
part he had taken in the Republican party,
| ana advocating the Convent ton as already
| held.
The committee appoin ted to wait on MIR.
Bolts reported that the gentleman had ex-
| pressed his regrets that he was unable to re-.
spond to the call made on him, as he was in
| TOO feeble condition and had promised to
speak to- day.
| Hodges, colored, of Norfolk county, was the
| next fortunate aspirant for the floor, and
| spoke In an excited manner In behalf of the
Convention held yesterday,
| He considered that the calling upon. the
name OF God in the telling of an untrutf was
the most dangerous thing that man could
90, and yet this thing had been done In the
meeting with an audacious mpudence that
ne mad never dreamed of seeing. Misrepre.
sentation was the worst thing In the world
LOT any conmunity. and any man with false
mood on his brow couldn't have sound hair on
ms head. The Convention held was carried
on IN a fair manner. Every county had been
| represented, and the man who saidit was not
convention was worse than rebel. Shame
upon the man who would tell an untruth !
NO man had been admitted from the
much complained-of Richmond delegation
out Hunnicutt; and although this gentle
man appeared big enough in the eyes of the
dissenters to filth whole Convention, he had
seen room enough there for forty or fifty
more. a lie had been told about it, and there
be brought to say what was not so.
Here loud cry of "order" was raised, and
Gentleman of color called "pint of order"
The speaker said =: There amt no pint Of
know what order is" There had been a con-
Fention, and he did not believe there had ever
been such convention in the world as this
one. A voice." Yes and l hope there never
Will be such another one.'l He continued,
advocating the Convention as 4 fair one, and,
what hppp Of
II there's any man here who is got the Bolts
1t amt me- A lie had been told, and he
wanted to get at the truth. [Another point of
order was raised here.
Beckley arose and asked if the gentleman
intended to insinnate that he had lied.
Hodges rejoined: 1.-THE truth is powerful and
will prevail I haven't mentioned your
name once. [Cheers by Hodges friends.]
Gen Gentleman with ruddy nose and gold spec
mo, wouldn't be scared if l was in hell"
He had heard men speak of the hall in which
they were assembled on account of the great
men who had met there before. If great men
had met there, there were mighty small men
there that night.
In conclusion, he said there were not three
Republicans in his county who had been
touched with Bolts. Here white member
hissed. Hodges said, "Oh, you go away ;
to try to split the party, for that could not be
done.
- Lucas, colored, of Richmond, next took
the floor by permission of Lewis Scott, of DAN
vile, who had it by rights. He said that the
gentleman who had preceded him reminded
him of q picture his mother had shown him
once, and upon his asking what it was, she
told him it was the picture of jack. lCheers
by the ma iority, and 4 few cries of "Put
him QUIT He then continued to argue that
the convention, rs held, was not 4 convention,
and gave Il history of the movement which
gave rise to it to show that it was not the
convention it was intended to be.
Lewis Scott, colored, next followed. He
thought that the great point of the Conren-
tion had been to harmonic; but instead of
harmonizing, they had thrown firebrands into
the ranks, and half the members were going
home dissatisfied that there had been no con-
vention.
Hodges here arose to q "pint of order,' but
the cheers for Scott, and the cries of 'put
him down. from Scott's friends, far out
weighed the efforts of the friends of Hodges.
John Oliver arose and said that they
were raising 4 great fuss about points OF order
in an informal meeting where there were no
questions to decide. This suggestion was we'll
accepted, and Lewis Scott was allowed to pro-
4 convention. Everybody had been allowed
to take part in it. [Cheers.] Even the wo,
men and children had had 4 say in it; 4" and
when women and children has say in matters
of importance TO the Republican party, tbs
time for Lewis TO lay down and die" When he
left home it was with the intention OF watch
ing the movements and speech OF each man
and if he was a good Republican, he would
stand by him, tooth and nail, on general
principles. What were the gentlemen fnsslng
about Mr. Bolts, and Mr.. Hunnicntt, and Mr..
Peirpoint for? There were plenty OF rs
good Republicans rs they were. he had
heard the speeches that had been made, and
in every one he could see underground work
and wire pulling. And would you have the
curse Of. God upon you through TINS 1oollsn
ness? Some of these mems brains seem to
t1,ai,. l,an dc into
DO not try to misguide the people by your un'
derground railroad. Let's have no more quar-
relling about Mr.. Bouts and MIR. Hunnlcutt:
If YOU men think that cities and towns Is all
that carries the majority Tor the kepuollcam M aa
pnrty, We'll show you when the time comes
that dat amt So Let's have harmony anu
peace" ,.
pealingly for harmony.
He said these attacks on persons were only
calculated TO weaken the Republican party.
Gentlemen should not be condemned withouta
hearing Some contend that there was no
convention held to-day-an honest convlc-
tion-others contended that there was Il con-
ven ton, and they thought so. There was
difference of opinion. Now, if we could bring
the differing parties together, would it not be
better2 He was unable TO know what was
going on, being on the outside OF the ring TO-
duy He gave instances Of wrong decisions by
the Chair, showing the impossibility of regu-
larity of proceedings, and unfairness of decl-
sion in such crowd. One hundred delegates
could not get hearing here to-day. " oices-
Three hundred. Will you not hear tnem
They are YOUR friends-why not hear them
Was il 10 be expected that the citizens of Rich
mond should sti1e the voice OF the people OF
the State? He could not get even INTO the
African church nor could he get near enough
to hear what was going on upon tne oqua M
His voice was for peace, harmohy' ana lil-
umph on the day of election
General Pierce took the side OF the reSu-
larity of the Convention-a mass assemolaee'
where everybody, every Union man, was en-,
the action of the Convention of the l7th OF
Anril. Was it an objection that the ConTen-
tion re.adopted the platform of the ConTen-
ton of the 18th of April. Mr.. Bolts last year
remarked in the Philadelphia convention
that 50 900 men in Virginia would oppose ne
gro suffrage, and he then said that Il million
of men at the North would come down here
and enforce it. [Cheers.] II Mr. BOTS YOU'D
90 for progress and the best interests Oh VIZ.
sinia, he would strike hands with him but II
he stood in the way of the great car of pro-
gress it would grind him TO powder. Great
Cheers. ! The General charged, gesticula-
ted, and cavorted with great energy. In
the course Of his remarks, referring 10 TO
euIogized, he said he would not refuse
him admission but then he would
not vote for him. "There was devlllsh slght
of difference between voting Tor General
viii us.'i IGreat cheering.l He wanted
General L. to sit on the anxious bench until
his robes were washed white. [Cheers.
General P. went on at some Length, sustain,
going for lifting up Virginia from her .' degra-
datien," and asking if they (Republicans),
having now control of her civil Polity, &c, &c,
would fail to lift her up. Virginia was the
graveyard of the Confederacy, ana ZoV,Vo9
iJnion soldiers were buried here; Her soll
was sacred to equal rights, and they meant
that it should remain so.
Ivy, colored, from DanVilie,, 1ol,
lowed, counselling harmony. de TOOK Inc
figure of a. bug on his back as illustrating
the condition of the white man. IL was
for the blacks to turn him over or 10
1saye him where he was. Now, we (the