Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-18
Conservative Col0red Convention in
Nashville--Attempt to Break ND the
Meeting by Radical Freedmen.

/ Conservative ColOred COnyention :,
Nashville--A to Break M the
Meeting by Radical Freedmen.
IFrom the Nashville Union, April II
The convection which was called ny tie
colorod citizens to meet yesterday met at
the Courthouse att p. NJ. A large crowd
of colored men and white men assembled
at the appointed hour. There was an in
tention d the part of many of the color
ed men 70 break up the convention by in
troducisg into it radicals who pretended
to be conservative. Brownlow's militia
were there, and instead Of being the con-
servators of the peace by their sacts en-
#couraged a spirit of lswlessnesss and intol-
erance.
After much confusion Joseph Williams
took the chair and made speech, review
ing the questions at issue, and delivered a
scathing rebuke to those who attempted to
suppress the freedom Of speech He said
if free speech could not be tolerated, then
we are in worse bondage than when in
our former slavery. 3.''' s'''.'','se II
+ After Williams had concluded his re-
marks, Mr.. Washington, colored man,
came forward and said We as, colored
men, must loolpat our own interest. We
are slightly demoralized. We had no
chance to get a fair representation of The
Southern side of the question. The Rad
icals have usurped verything and tried to
become our special guardians. tbs laid
to Uncle Sam that he liberated us. That
is not true. It was not their intention to
free us at all. . It was a case Of necessity,
in order to suppress, the rebellion. Our
true friends are those, who raised us they
have stood by US all of our lives, and we
should encourage them by standing by
them. Some of these Radical colored
men have come here with Brown
low pill in one ear and Radical whiskey in
the other, They do not look at the ques-
ton fairly. Let others do as they may,
bat as for me my hopes and sympathies are
with those who wore the gray. They are
cur friends-we can trust them. +.
After other speeches resolutions were
adopted, embracing the following
Resolved, That We do not desire to be
an element Of discord in the community
in which we live; that to seek to unite the
cloored race against the white, or the poor
against the rich, would only bring trou-
BILE; that We believe the common good of
both depends upon the spirit Of harmony
and justice Of all towards each other.
Resolued, Thas believing the spirit and
tendencies Of Radicalism are unfavorable
to these aims, We take our stand with the
true Union Conservatives Of Tennessee,
and invite our race throughout the State
do the same.
While the resolutions were being read
the Radical negroes, who had been out in
the courtyard, came in and came near break
ing up the convention in row. It was
very evident that they were intent on mis-
chief, and were instigated by white men,
who had not the courage to act out the
promptings of their own malicious hearts
During this excitement Judge Law
renee. formerly of the Freedmen's Bureau,
took the stand, and told them that he hoped
they would either remain quietly or leave
the house; that he was their friend, and
not a Conservative, and that ne hoped, for
the honor of freedom and free speech,
that they would not disturb the delibera-
tons of the convention.
Alarming Illness of the Princess of
Waies--WarSig ns--PereNptory N 0te
from Bismarck to Napoleon Move
: ments Of Troops f inanciai, &c.
"''' ;4H [Per Atlantic Cable.] aoa9" q ti+
LONDON, April 1.-THE Princess Of
Wales is at the point of death. A Surgic-
al operation on the knee-bone is necessa-
.ry, but she cannot bear the pain, and is
too weak to take chloroform. The Prince
of Wales ifrequents the theatres as usual
BURE1N, April II. Patrick Condin,
alias General Massey, late Fenian leader,
has escaped Indictment by turning Queens
evidence. +4aTia
BERLIN, April If lyon Bismark has
sent an energetic note to Paris demanding
Napoleou's reasons for arining. He.says
Prussia holds France responsible for the
consequences Of such a step, and demands
an instant cessation. Of warlike prepara-
tons. re" ~ y eff13H I'D peas
REsrADrr, April The Prussian gar
rison here has been reinforced by two reg
iments. The fortress is near the bank Of
the Rhine, fourteen miles from Carlorape
STUTTGART, April lip. Orders
have been sent to the principal Wurtem-
burg and Baden railway stations to send
cars for cavalry sat "a I'ia A
LONDON, April IL. The feet which
sailed for Cradle took out a peremptory
demand for redress in the Tornado and
Victoria cases. Spain returned an
evasive answer heretofore.
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On the nth inst, by Elder John Pirkey Mr.
G. W. GoLLADAI and Miss Lucy SoNNER-all o