The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-14
The Radicals In Richmond-Lindsey. the
Negro, Disavows his Iaeendiary BE.
marks.

mass meeting OF Radicals, blacks and whites,
was hold in Richmond on Monday night. The
main feature of the occasion was the appearance
Of Lindsey, the negro incendiary, who jumped
upon the stand and made most bosterous
harangue the substance Of which is as follows:
| On Friday night last made speech here, and
in the Dispatch this morning saw a statement OF
it, and how twas msconstrued, and accusing
me OF using incendlary language to excite war
between the blacks and viii es. Now, let me ask
you if I ever advised any Of you to do anything
that would cause an insurrection? (No; moo. %;
and one voice, yes). No, I did not intend to en-
courage any acts OF violence. I did not say that
wanted the str Gets OF Richmond to flow with blood.
Did + (No. One voice: Yos.) said that If the
whites wanted war Of races, they could have it;
We were prepared to meet the issue. Some treach-
erous, wire-working Republican :coundrel has
made arrangements to indict me, and thus get
delegate elect out Of the way. They can't do it.
that l ever committed an assault or battery upon
any one When I said that we were prepared to
meet the issue I meant that we would meet it at
the ballot box. There is not one word of truth
telegraph thGt the Washington press has agreed
to set me right; do me justice something that
noue Of the rebel papers will give me.
After some further speaking, in which Hunni-
Quit and Wardwell were conspicuous, the follow
ing reso.ations were offsrod and unanimously
adopted:
"Whereas, after the adjournment of the regular
meeting called and held at Republican headquar
terra Of this city on Friday, the 9th instant toer-
tain persons discussed tho untold hardships and
sufferings necessarily entailed upon so very many
classes of this city by their discharge from en-
ployment avowedy because OF the free exercise OF
the elective franchise at the late election, conferred
upon them by Congress, with the view to consider
ways and means to mitigate such hardships and
hr- t,,Ic did, I'm or
pressions, though not accurately nor fu y reported
py the press OF this city, which without quallhoa
tion, were injurious in their tendency, aud oaou-
lated to place our party in false light before the
country; therefore be it
'Reso.ued, That whilst we do not believe that
be intended his rem arks in the spirit and for the
purpose which they have been apparently under
stood to suoserve-that OF encouraging the taking
the claims OF huager-yet We u .quallaedly did
then coudemn and DO now condemn publioly said
remarks
s'Resolufd, That we receive the explanations OF
Nj. Lindsey now made in our pres nee as duty
he owes ali to himself, the Republican party,
and the country at large, and as reputation on
his part Of any intention to wish himself under
stood as !nstigating any movement on the part OF
the suffering and helpless colored people to Sc
cure subsistence by any lawless course what.
ever.
>>"Resolued, That the Republicans Of this ward,
In the aggregate. are not responsible for every
reckless, f!-considered. improper: or unqualified
sentiment or EXPIRE sslon that may bs uttered III o
moment cf passion BY individuals, but are deter
mined at ali hazards to MAINTAIN the law respect
ing the rights Of person and property, however
hurtful or oppressive. until they may be legally
hanged; and that we deem i. cardinal principle
OF our DO tical faith to do justice to all, without
regai TO co.or or condition and th It agrarlan or
jacobnical IDEAS will not be sustained by US.
"Res lued, That all representations 10 tho con-
trary emanate in almost every instance from will