The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-03
HIS ADnRES$ AND PLATFORM.
GOVERNOR PEIRpOINT SPEAKS.
General Shcridan f"r President.
ENDLESS SPEECHES.

Tho Ecu1;.,..c Mass Convention of the Re-
.r.lljnau 0lr.y 0i Nir-inia assembled purSu-
...: 10 Adjournment or The Capitol Square yes
.--.av morning 1T abOnt 10 O'Clock. An effort
lad been made 10 insure better order than on
.t.. ureyiols dav by the appointment Of
number a.: Ccltrrd police. These energetic
arG. UaGar The command OF Captain Platt,
..sUerjy q. NcrWCnt, but now OF petersburg,
.r.ueGt t.m" on The bottom Step OF the west
a-a p1r.igo o: III. capitol, and allowed none
.. ascend but " distinguished men, officers OF
..a Convention, and representatives OF the
.~.>- The crowd manifested much iupa-
..-.l- at this restraint, and clamored loudly
..aa: its injustice. Bar the blue badSed po-
..- could not be put down, and held their
.-suud well against the pressure brought TO
.-lr against them. An amusing scene oc-
red between Captain Platt, j. l.. Z. Dan
.r- and EUuuiCutt, .Ir. Both Danner and
.uuicutt claimed 10 be reporters for the little
..~r, called the -Nttc Mtt0aa; but the crowd
...audcG that oAlY one OF them should be
..arei seats II the table. DSnner kept
.., place. young Hunnicntt gracefully retir-
- hy Captain PllttS command. DR..
T.awn. OF Penn srlvauia: Rev. Dr.. Calvert
'.aa.:.. and Or. Bayne che irrepressiblel.
..p~. allowed privileged seats by unanimous
.,'a o.. IN" crowd
4,aI8rt q quarter pas: IN o clock the ire
.-.,s>lpl. Dr. Bayue demanded that the Con-
-r,.eu be opened i"M.11iY. Accordingly
r.ra EA~.XAur$t lwhIlel took the chair and
allied ne meeting 10 order.
l}..,- NJ. johnson tThite), 4 missionary 10
.t... freedmen then rccit"d the Twenty third
psalm, aC.r. which Rev. Mr.. Mitchell (whitel,
: ii" Union Iethodist church, introduced
E,y pr. C0.ycr. an aged anti-Slarery pa
..4rch " who offered up prayer.
after these opening exercises, the reporters
.... Officers o: the Convention having occu-
...8 ;4ejr seats. the police We're withdrawn
.... The foo, OF the steps, and the crowd
.. he'd up, ,Lro!gimg the porlico rs on yester-
- soon as Ii" Convention was declared
--t4y Tor business, Or. Bayne'S voice was
-s-. e. Mr. Chairman. l rise 10 put a resolu-
eu urtore The Convention. Ii Is Ill these
w1rl>:
h.>.l,2 That - the works Of this Con-
cation are do"e a. Psr call, the Convention DO
.5g; adjourn >i..e djt.'
Til. Tteriug OF this resolution opened the
-H.th OF almost every man in the audience:
.uge-tiou go .. Mr.. President = 'Ruestion -
!iNne', Baynss!' .Mr; ~, President -
m there was n complete hubbub and clat
-. Of tongues. Dr.. Bayne held the floor,
.-s.culating violently, and elerating his voice
,ae hi.hcsI key.
ll- President DOM vou Know dat cues
.ya 70 adjourn is never debatable. Don you
i.rw il. ! claims the right 10 speak on my
"0TaSs:ion - 10 uestion :" "Bavne:"
pr. Bayuc: did anybody ever see sich a
r4cE 0! fools. Can you hear reason?'
lii continued. while the inefficient President,
ID MS uIlcr ignorance OF parliamen tary law,
.e2ei on the scene with perfect bewilderment,
aaeaslUuully giving the desk before him i lew
frantic raus with the head OF his cane. At
.-Bgih Z new voice, was heard eXclaiming
~Feliow.cl,iZrns - and the tall form Of the
Reverend James ". Hunnicuti, the king OF
Virginia Radicals, was Noticed advancing
win lordlv s,cn 10 the front OF the portico.
:aaiesIi wave Of the hand and every color
g.. A,.N,, N.r.,E
.Ieulw-citiZ-nS,' - commenced the @ friend
agl hero but the iTrepressble Dr.. Bayne
@.s Hoi afraid of - Hunnicutt or any
agaer man" and insisted that no speeches
aa0u!u ." made on 4 motion 10 ADJOURN. RI
#ay, however. the Doctor gave way = for the
axe OF peace and harmony" and Brother
h"unicutt, unrovering his gray locks with a
mile o: triumph and proud satisfaction, MADE
EGo|n his wishes.
MR. HUNNICUTT'S SPEECH.
f-!IOw-cilizrns Of Nirrinia,- gentleman
:!om Norfolk Dr. Bayne) cannot be more IN
.tyo: o. Immediate adjournment than am i.
va! business has been done, and We'll done
t~Iay, therefore, is unnecessary, for we could
nave adjourned on Yesterday, but chose TO
"Mt and give he lost sheep time to come INTO
u" :ola. Great applause But there are
gentlemen present who have been requested 10
si'rah, and ,Ary should be heard. l want you
- Sc" that Tie Republicans have not split, al
-!oo-h They have been so much tracuceo by
,4e Vile scuEndrels OF The Richmond press
!hrSe newspapers viii be very much Gisap-
pointed, Tor hey expected 4 big row, while
.4'y could stand of and exclaim My Goa
nat a HI! ot a fight .'' g
Ain willing 10 hear men from the other
.1"S. ana YOU >hall hear them. The only all-
.s!race between us is that have always been
'"eI'e months ahead Of them. They couldn' I
re quite 20 tar us ! could but if they trust 10
-t4s ld!3t Ii VIII lead them safely into u port
y. security. The conflict il now over, ana
n3'rEnoT fe!rpoiut Bolts, Chandler, and the
moe 0! III" other wing have come over
.~U are marching IN line with US. We are All
,."Nbers OF The great kcpublican party OF the
MED States None of these country dele.
-t'rs must 20 home and say the ConTen ton
"Ns controlled hy''a Richmond clique-d-n,
III. NO such thing
20. This party have iu utelligence enough 10
n"Itha4lmoEs. = bright array OF talent is
@" .ou&u III our ranks. Nothing furtheT can
y .ea!ea from seyesh or defunct loco loco
.s"'' Surely "" would be fools 10 fear q dead
E,. Lord what shall I sayof this dead
IL mas auuk ~ low that you IL never
4'"' d! u again. lC1reat laughter ana cheers
~. nov hold the balance of power, ana %lli 4
10y me Stale Of Virginia by u majority OF III
wy Lord How, then, will these rebels
hut We welcome these new recruits TO onr
u,''uHd, and would like 10 hear from lheui.
""h' 10 see many more. / have been macn
,.4sfepresented about my feelings toward the
.Shk and fle-the common people OF the
pu'h-tnd would take this occasion 10 say
;-d' an In favor of letting them go SCOT
- Eut a. 10 the leaders in the base reOei-
,oh, would dstranchise them forever--until
We Judgment bay, and then God might take
|@eih, but ] would not. The rank and file--
rW bless them-I repeat, would lift up
ION ION Their present estate; bat provided, re-
--e,iniber, that they stop calling Hunnicntt an
y5u ctSs and abusing him, as they do now.
ne reverend " politician continued in the
,a'Ae strain for nearly half an hour, the adj,
!ess btins eGually remarkable FOR egottsm,
Willy words in I'M st. ynpraly