The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-15

recent negro meeting at Wytheville
Michael Umbarger 1.-THE Republican has the
name "Umbayer," but we know old Um'
oarger well enough presided, and is the
,nly white man who was deputed to the
State convention. The darkies by vote
refused to send the mean white men who
wanted to be delegates. We quote:
/ A SENSIBLE DARKEY TELLS HOW HE BECAME
FREE.
A colored man named Alfred said some
thing about ave didn't set ourselves
,ree-de Yankees didn't sot us free cause
lev loved Us, but as rs al'ys understood, II
was cause de white folks rebelled, and den
iay sot us free for spite, cause day hated
dc white folks"
DISTINGUISHED DARKEY SPEAKS, AND
KILLS OFF THE WHITES.
Up to this point the blacks had observed
a dignifed silence, and the Radicals were
having it all their own way. But the CON-
mttec having retired, Marsh arose and
stated that the convention" would be
entertained with speech while the CON-
mittee was out by Mr.. S. S. Crockett
(clerk of the bureau). AS soon as this an
nouncement was made, an uproarous cry
was made for "Fayette," "Fayette,"
when some of the uninitiated looked
around TO see if Governor McMullcn was
present; but all doubts on this point were
soon relieved by seeing Marquis de La
tayette Washington, a regular old Virginia
darkey, mount the rostrum and proceed to
address "de congregation" which he did
for about half an hour, much to the salts
faction of his colored friends and large
Number of white gentleman present, who
applauded him Justify when he held Marsh
up to the crowd for his inconsistency in
having, in speech made several weeks
ago, opposed negro suffrage and favor
ed colonization. Mr.. Washington called
upon his colored friends to know whether
they were in favor of being " colonized in
some cold country" to be frozen to death,
or whether they would remain where they
were naturaliZed" and the question ha-
wing been unanimously carried against being
colonized, he started forth again to show
up the inconsistency and insincerity OF
their pretended friends, but yielded to the
solicitations of Marsh, who desired to in
terrupt him only for a moment for "per-
sonal explanation" Marsh admitted that
IN his former speech he had opposed negro
suffrage, but since Congress had given his
black friends that privilege, he was willing
now to meet them on fair terms, and 60
shoulder to shoulder with them; and as
for colonization, all that he had said about
that was that he had always been with
Henry Clay, in favor of emancipation and
colonizing the blacks somewhere Gin the
United States on the west coast OF Africa,
but that now he was in favor of their re-
manning with us and being equal in all
things.
Mr.. Washington seemed unwilling to
accept the explanation, but continued to
hold Mr.. Marsh up as unworthy OF the con-
fdence or association of decent colored
people.
ADVICE.
At the conclusion of Mr.. WaShington's
address, calls were made for Peter Win
ston, Rev. Mr.. Williams, and others, when
4 tall, goodlooking colored gentleman by
the name of Wilson Lecwood, preacher,
arose, and spoke earnestly to his brethren
for some time. He stated that he was in
favor Of seeing his race conduct them
selves as Christian men, polite and respect
full TO all, honest and truthful; and he
knew if they would do this they would re-
ceive the respect of all; that he knew
they were now ignorant, and they would
have to be careful who they selected as
their friends; that in selecting men for
Office they must select gentlemen who
were respectable and competent, and could
be relied upon, and not suffer themselves
to be duped by those who wanted to
make tools of them to get into office
and then discard them. He cautioned
them, too, against men who had nothing
but false promises and deceit to offer them
and told them that their true friends were
those to whom they had to look for EN-.
plovment-that they would have to live
among and must cultivate the friendship
of the better class of southern white PEG,
pie. Altogether his speech was very sen.
sible, and well received by the decent por
ton of the audience without distinction
of color" as was sufficiently evinced by
the encouraging plaudits which he received
One or two other colored persons ad
dressed the meeting, and then came the
selection of delegates. And as the sons o.
Africa had outspoken them, so when the
trial came they gained the victory-a com
plete triumph-in out-voting them-select
ing men of their own choice-black and
white, and defeating the pests selected fol
them by the cred Strings"
THE NEGROES TRIUMPH.
Altogether it was one of the richest
affairs YOU ever beheld. 1t is impos
sible to give you anything like
description of it on paper. 1t was
signal triumph of the negroes over tho
mean white men who were seeking t.
use them. 1t afforded to our citizens
(some of whom doubted them), sutlicien
proof that the colored people will be al
right when they come to the polls tina
they will cooperate with gentlemen, ant
discountenance the solutions who are
known as cred Strings" and who impu
IDENTITY style themselves the "loyal Union
men," 1
OVERWHELMINGLY AGAINST CONsoLIDA