The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-05
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
REMARKS OF JUDGE UNDERWOOD
H.G. BOND, AND OTHERS.

II. &. BOND, AND OTHERS.
In response to 4 call for all the Republicans
| o. the city to meet " to consider the ways and
means by which thorough organization
could be effected and IN nbrOkcn front pre-
scntcd TO the foe, about two hundred white
| and colored persons assembled III fepubican
Ii all last night.
| At71G o'clock Hunnicutt, Judge Underwood,
| J.. III. Chandler. II. q. Bond, and DR.. Mans
field, walked in, and were received with much
| enthusiasm.
| lIunncutt called tho meeting 10 order; and
III" exercises OF the evening were opened with
| PRAYER by Harris, colored, from which we
| make the following extracts:
| .Oh, Lord God, bless our cnemies-blcss
| Presid,nt johnson. We would not even have
him sent 10 hell. Come, oil come, good Lord,
| and touch his heart, even while am talking
| with YOU here to- night. Amen. Show him
the error Of his ways Have mercy upon our
| Moses Sarcastic. Great laughter and
| am"ns, who, like Esan, has sold his birth
| right for y morscl of pottage-look us i'll the
| Wilderness and left lis there. Come down
| upon him, oh Lord, with thy blessing. God
bless ms in our meeting tonight, and help.us III
what we do God forbid that wc should
| choose any Conservative that has the spirit OF
| tn. devil in his heart, and whose feet take
| hold OH hell. God bless our old friend-true
| and tricd-Alr. Hunnicutt, who has stood 4
| great many sorrows, and ! think he can stand
IA great many more. ILaughter.l Bless our
Judge, Mr.. Underwood, who is down here
among US. and don let any thing harm Il hair
of his hcad.''
TINS prayer the most remarkable one
we have ever heard. 1t was frequently inter.
ruptcd By laughter and manifestations of ap-
| plrrSc.
After The prayer, !. J. G. Danncr read the
| call for the meeting; after which, liunnicuti
| arose and said that the meeting had been
| called III the tru"st klHdest spirit to all t"-
not
| md ulge in personalities during the discussions
| OF tl" evening, aud threatened to leave Hi
| chair If any did indulge i'll such and did not
| cCnc 10 order when told. After advising
| all speakers 10 con1ne themselves just TO the
| puInl, he sat down
| Several motions were then mad" to limit the
| speakers 10 five, ten, or fifteen minutes, hui
| were Withdrawn when Hurncutt said ht
| would stop them when they had spoken
| enough
| Judge II. G. Bond arose and then offered {;
resolution recommending the Republicans oi
each ward 10 meet on Tuesday evening next tc
| select one delegate for each five hundred regis
| tered voters, who shall meet III the hall OF The
House OF Delegates on Thursday next 1T II vi
| Ia nominate five candidates for the Consttu
| tiun;u Convention.
| DR.. Sterling objected TO the resolution ant
| offered several amendments.
| Mr.. William Il. Tall moved to lay the rcSo
| luton upon the table.
Mr.. Bond SAID that the call for the mas:
meeting on the l4th instant had not been wei
considered, and spoke ut length III favor OF tht
adoption OF his resolution.
| Burnham WardWcll jumped up and said
The citizens understand the call for the mass
meeting Oh the llth, and also this resolution
| l ought TO be the custom to have large meet
ings TO nominate candidates. 4 small party
nominated Andrew johnson; and some o
them knew his character was as black rs hell
We must have Il mass meeting. II the Arr
can church is not large enough, then we ii =
| Il Il iS nt 1str
enough, We Will 20 to the fields of Manches
ter. If we can't get through our business II
one day, we can III fourteen days. L am op
posed 10 The rcsolution for | do not want
tcIy men with white faces and black hearts Il
meet and make nominations. "Our party IL
this city has started, and TO attempt TO stop /
would be useless rs 10 try 10 dam up TIT
James river or 10 stop IL command OF God
| WardWell was going on, but loud cries o
"qurstio "$top," &c, stopped him.
Freeman, colorcd, agreed with Wardwel
and opposed the resolution in f"'0.
William X. Tall called loudly for the ques
ton.
JUDGE USpERwoOps REMARKs.
| Judge Underwood then arose amid cries o
" question - which subsidized rs soon rs III,
| crowd understood who was on the floor. IL,
| said he concurred entirely with the laS
speaker, bat was satisfied that some of lis
| friends msundcrs TODD his good friend Judge
Bond, who he knew 10 be i good Renubllcan
| The j udgt only wished i system OF UrSallZt
ton in order that the city could be more easily
| carried Now, this is desirable, especially il
you desire II city election. Don,t you want
| one fellow citizens - Yes Non'l Well
| | speak with authority when l say that the
| sooner Your party is organized the sooner yol
| viii have il. | have conTcrSed with the COM
| mandinS General, and find him impressed
| with the idea that you are not sulhcientll
| united. Organization promotes order ms
| system has been pursued Ill other cities Norm
1 th IA JEODteu
| the Repub party. III Philadelphia this
| course has been eminently successful. AN
| other thing Will show you the importance OF
| Getting things TO rights rs soon rs possible
| Last summer, you viii remember, The Chei
| Justice visited Richmond, and ! took him
| over The city and showed him its advantages
| He WAS much struck with our water
| powcr, and l explained 10 him our
| money Then said he, :. DO right and You
| can have it He then said that he would
| speak of the matter 10 his son-ln law, Cove
| nor Spraguc, who Is worth many lnlllons,
| and was looking out for Il chance 10 invest
! Afterw:rd | was requested by letter 10 confer
| with these gentlemen. They entered into TIE
| snirit Of The matter Immediately, and SAID
| that they were willing 10 come among us ana
| invest their money but That they could not 90
| il uutil things are more orderly and the Sta Il
| j. thoroughly Republican. Now, CON you
see if brought here, you must have order.
| Tn. Judge then defended the action OF } udEe
| Bond and urged that the meeting cohslucI
! well before they put Il s!iehL upon Tue neasui
| which hr proposed
| Hunncutt said that he disagreed with the
| Judge about the order of the city There
| never was better order III political meetings
| anywhere lnan there has been here.
| indo. Underwood - did not mean that
| Let me explain. :,
William X. TALL lise " Poi"' "
| order" ,,, 1o,-r
Hunnicutt.-''1 don tintend 10 De put ao"h
| Sit down, sir. ,,;,,,,h hi,
TnIl sat down, and Hnnnicutt continues ms
| remarks; during which he SAID - VIII no
apologlze 10 any one, nor bend me knee 70 alI
| one but my q od--aud | do not DO lhal oitei
| .mnuyh ), 'T('rirs of 'pat'S 80 = " Ihat
| sot " "Cert;tlnly so ,,,.,
| Loud calls were then made for " the preEi-
Gus question: during which Juuse -: y, "
| Bond arose and stated, though irequeh.iy ia
t.rrunted, that he had not offered the reSoin
lions unadvisedly, but had consulted the lead
| crs OF The party, some of whom were present