The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-22
LETTER FROM PETERSBURG.
Correspondence. OF the Richmond Dispatch.
PkTERsBuKG, April ~, ls6;

PkTERsBuRG, April ~, 1907.
Last night there was meeting OF inc
"I'uion Republican Club" at the conr'-hons'
10 ratify the action Of the Convention Wht'h
moi in Richmond on the 18th instant. IL was
attended by a large number of persons, mostly
our colored fellow citizens, rs IN the case OF
the conservative meeting OF the preceding
night The leading address was delivered by
NJ T W Conway Of New York, who was
followed by George fayerman, Thomas Kane,
and William frcelaud tcolorcdl. The speakers
were quite severe In their structures on the
conservative meeting one Of them calling II
me Devils meeting and charging the active
n,rticfpants with being wolves IN sheep
clothing William Frceland denied having
advocated condscaiion In the Convention.
All the signs indicate exciting times-in the
c,ttes AT least-hctwcen now and the day of
election for members Of the State Convention.
The narshallnC and arraying OF parties on
new basis and with new and important ele
mcnt in their composition, involves a struggle
which can hardly fail 10 be- warmly engaged
in How IL may work in the country districts
cannot be- SO clearly iorcseeu-only that men
are there moro deeply interested in working
Tor their bread and have less leisure TO attend
10 political affairs than I'm the centres of popu-
lation. But even there the freedmen can
hardly fail to he Inoculatcd to considerable
extent with the new ideas. There viii doubt
less ~ plenty of partisauS 10 canvass every
nclghborhood and maugurate public meetings.
Thus new privilege OF voting strikes the I'm
aginatiou Of every negro, and public gather
ings and elections will probably be- converted
into holidays and festivals, III addition 10 those
which have been enjoyed 10y them from time
immCmorial.
In the face of so much that - dispiritlng IL
would be 4 great satisfaction to bc able 10 re-
port any activity III business. Bat ther" mas
been httle If any revival. II is believed thai
half the merchants of this city would he wiz.
ing to close their houses from now til iai
but for the effect il might have on Their STAND
ing. which is as much as 10 say that they 90
moi EXPECT 10 clear expenses
The cotton market II anSuid ana = uailN
becoming more depressed. In Liverpool there
has been downward tendency for Il long
time The stock on hand III that port Is repre-
sentcd 10 h. heavy and increasing, amounting
-, IN, 18Th instant to 10000 bales, OF which
an urn were American. The best quotations
that can now be given in this market arr" for
,utidlu- - to gSc. ; low mlddling, Is TO nc
,,rliuary rs 10 !>c. The receipts At this place
lar the last week amount TO i3o bales, and for
The week preceding, i.S-makIug total since
The i! of September. 1850, OF 2o,jSp bales.
Tobacco has been rather active 1T full prices
for all desirable grades.
Their, are no fertilizers i'll market, with the
ex,rptIoa OF Peruvian suano, which Is held at
- a. go The demand has been very consl-
drrahle during the season both FOR cotton anu
tobacco. An unusually large breadth OF land
viii he devoted 70 The production OF the former
stauIa SSowDES.