The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-21
LOCAL MATTERS.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN MEETING
INTERRUPTED BY
A UNION OFFICER OBLIGED TO
LEAVE THE STAND.
HUNSIC UTT'S MOE

| A number OF citizens Of Henrico Assem- bed
Saturday at the county court house 10 ratlfy
| the nomination OF Mr.. Franklin Stearns rs 4
delegate to the State Convention from the
| county. AS usual, a crowd OF Richmond dele
gates, from lIunnicutt Hall entered the court
house, and by disorderiy proceedings attempt
| ed to 80 gag" the speakers and 10 control IL in
the interest of one Swan, who is the Union
League candidate.
| Captain " Woodwork explained the OBJ
| lect OF the meeting, and was called to the
chair. Jacob King tcOloredj WAS chosen
vice pres. dent, and Esquire William +. Wade
secretary.
| The meeting was then addressed by several
colorcd men in behalf OF Stearns, and among
| them by John Oliver, TN intelligent and edu-
| Gated mulatto, who gave the c0iored men
some very wholesome advice. In the course Of
| his remarks he had occasion 10 speak Of the
necessity OF taxes TO carry on every govern
ment. This idea was received with yells and
| hootings Of dersion They "didnt want
| taXcS-Warn't I gwine 10 pay any That Is
Il doctrine of fools,' said the speaker, land
those who tell you that You will he freed from
| taxes are designing dcmagogues, and Will lead
! you to destruction" These truths, however,
| We're unpopular, and the speaker was Obliged
| to retire from the platform without finishing
| his speech.
Cornelius Harris, colorcd, of Richmond
| then spoke in 4 rambling manner, leaving the
| audience almost in ignorance of his view of
| the ''situation.' He thought the difference
| between the candidates was that one was Il
| Radical rich man and the oth"ra Radical poor
man. Stearns liked the negro at a distance: :
| Swan would eat with him and invite him into
| his parlor.
| colored man named Green followed IIar-
| ris in Il bitter and yitupCrativc speech III favor
| OF Stearns. As Wardw"ll WAS present, Of
| course he made a few remarks, but declined 10
| speak in favor of either candidate.
| Major Annab'e Il citizen Of the county,
next gained the !oor. He regretted that more
men from Henrco were not present TO take
| part in this meeting. but, under any circum-
| stances, without maligning auybody, h" hesi-
tatrd not To declare Dir. Stcarns his choice.
After stating his own antecedents aS II soldier,
who had shed his blood for the Union and
| fought his way TO Richmond over 4 hundrr1
| bat tie fields, the speaker then told why he
was in favor of Mr.. Ste&rns. The latter was,
said he, :; man OF influence and Intelligence,
and one who would carry weight into u law
| making body.
| In this respect was he not preferable 10 an
| iliterate office. seeicr-;t lick-spittle, who II
reports are true knows not even enough 10
preside over 4 political meeting
| Major Aunabe then plead with his co!orcd
hearers 10 exercise with great care the elective
| franchise which so lately had been coniGed
| To- them. Ilc feared that the late Reaction ut
| the North was in no small degree due TO the
| prevailing fear i'll Republican hearts that the
| colored man was proving unworthy OF ms
| trust. Unless great caution was observed, the
speaker apprrhended that the freedman would
| lose all the rights by the war acquired He
then referred TO the character and abilities OF
| the respective candidates, and dWelt 1T length
| upon the principles of Mr.. St"arnS aS stated
| III his address 10 voters. The statements
made, however, were uny"elComc 10 the mob,
| though they came from 4 tried loyalist and
soldier OF the Union, and the speaker had 10
| take his seat.
During Major Annables speech, which was
| one of the most earnest and impressive that
| We have recently heard, there was considera-
| Bile disorder, and many left the house. ~ us
conclusion, loud calls were madc for u llard,
| and that pleasant but excl table old gen ntleman,
| after alIudiug good -uaturedly 10 the com
ments OF the DiSpdtct upon his conduct al !.
| late political meeting, entertained the crowd
with 4 characteristic address IL behalf OF
Swan.
On motion of John Oliver, the meeting then
| nd diourned with great demonstrations OF satis-
| faction on the part of the Richmond MOB
Kennedy, one of the colCred speakers, stated
| TO some of his brethren before the meeting
| that before the war Swan had caused him 10
| lose his place by refusing TO work with coloT.d