New-York tribune., 1867-04-24
VIRGINIA.

yrrEEr-cGR DIFFICULTY IN RICHMOND.
-, tstEeRAPH TRIBUNE
RICHMOND. Va. April 23.-To-day negro insisted
49, ;di,c npon street car. The conductor put him off,
I'm ,reral hundred negroes gathered and insisted that
a., man shoud ride strong force Of police came up
,rd the man arrested Much excitement was caused
~ the tine. -
pfyrIorNlENT OF NEGRO CHARAcIER-coNDUCrAN AND
c,yAcrrY--THE REPUBLICAN CoNvENTIoN-oPrN-
,oYs OF A sECEssIoNIsT.
RICHMOND, April Is, 1861.
Failing confidence from your past history aud
ep, position you take deep interest in everything
vincng human progress while at the same time, you
Of the most tolerant journalists to mere error OF
idment honestly entertained and confde more in the
nsfch of progress toward the formation OF correct op
;on and Just action. than Is attainable by IecSess CIn
,atlOn or unfeellng persecution am induced 10 IrlSn
yen briefly OF the observations OF one VINO or iS
egs past has essentially differed from you in onlohI
pertaining to the negro race IN general ana 10 tt RO
ten iuhabtng in part the southern staes IN pc, s
ulations fully Sustained by more inme1ate con con-
tct and ample opportunities for observation than yours
bs writer hereof has never been secessionist per
hui vel secessiOnist this First That in accordance
,as Savery that as slave he attained the highest
physical moral and intellectual culture Of which ne was
ahIe. and that consequently as such slave ne eDOyeu
the most elevated political relation suited to ms nature
rd commensurate with his wants And ihTtneT sss
w one with which the Federal Government could NOT
fghtfuy interfere either in the states or IerTt9eS
unless 10 protect IT, and that the machinery OF the Federal
Oyernment longer able to assure the rights OF
feermned purpose OF the Northern people eheerfuy
ard from principle cast my lot with her in the recent
70 Secure TO her independence, aud thus to
pePetuate Slavery Just dos as long and as uropeS 1eS
to retain il as a domestic institution Not that ever
believed that might made right" that one people mas
was based upon natural iaferory mental ana mOal; 30
palpnne to demonstrate that the claims OF humanity
sanre such guardianship Of the term in this
conneeton) TO be assumed by the superior race lot me
,ome obs9cte and is no longer subject for dscusson
nv the events Of the which resulted IN the emancl
pSSS 81 the Of dnf anced conederacy the other is in
process rapid solution Two years nave passed
since the negro been noniDally emancpated, ana
great i the change which even that brief interval has
wrought with him Under every S ~ mind ~
the most sephcal candid inquirer respecting alike his
"ry me is the most teachable of mankind and, when
taught appears tOproft remarkably byit;
usSeent and mprcyident, when free that starvation
would DO the of his race in any part Of the earth
whose productions are not spontaneous That, from
habit Inclination and necessity he would lgnoreHl tne
lies Of family saOn s but n IN ns SS We oo hat he
woud be uRItssting victim OF that fe desr0yer OF
tTa Ia happiy the case In fact orderly unre-
veneen provdent and temperate laborng class Is no.
be fonnd anywhere than we have IN our midst MeasSr
their earnings yet most Of them strive to the ut
most To lead quiet and peaceful lives to adhere 10 ana
given braws and other species OF dissipation cu1lva
ig habits OF economy, cleanliness, industry ana gOoa
conduct gcnera 10 the surprise OF those most osposeo
doubt their fitness fOrreedOm rsefGoyernnen NO
where. however, nave tley eXhlDiteu ulla Rehti1A
ctpacity TO better advantage than in their par
tpaon in the recent Republican state Convention ned
This city. vast majority OF them had been slaves all
1s lives until recently aud more orderly, discreet
aud eOucatOry body of men cannot be found among any
peasantry earth. a whole. Decided talent too was
iy means rare among them IN fact malice itsen Was
lenced aud the discretion that governed ther acton
VIII understood from the result OF their abors
Of tins heard gentleman OF most extensive
dissertation IN deliberatiye assemblies remark that
Convention conducted with more deeorum he had never
attended aud that TO bis great astOnishment, many OF
the speeches OF the talented bore very favorable
comparison with the major part of th@e delivered IN our
legislature session so IL would seem that, hence
forth the negro, In the South Is not only institution
l an elel1ent which destined at remote period 60
WELD not unimportant influence in uprootng thepreju
dice OF centuries.
od himself the land yesn, for the honor OF the
aa race aud the glory Of the God that created us an