The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-28

4 Versitys sbeiDgTa hotbed yof secession, fron
2 which it had been supported, Mr.. Rive
said that it was under such, malign infu
q ence but a short time. The Universit,
J was too noble and useful to be let alone
? without encouragement - It was the gres
Z normal school from which the State would
7 get It's teRcherS.ar lGsncIsTos4 ait tS6t I'd
r. InIregsrd to suffrage he said but little
He thought the ballot box The only safe.
guard for the interests and liberty of the
freedman He thought the declaration In
] the Bill Of Rights that all men givingsu
ffcent evidence of permanent interest In
the community shall have the right to
vote. He favored property and educa-
tional qualification, to be fixed for some
future period to be decided by the Con-
tvention.5 He opposed that abominable fea-
ture ofsDemocracy of felecting magistrates,
Feonstables, and all those minor Offices by
the people. 49,. -. 1T. -
~ D'@ Mr.. BoTTs's REMARKS. ~ ~ =
\ Mr.. Bolts was introduced, and COM
menced by opposing heavy taxation to pay
the United States debt, which would not be
due for twenty years to come. He favored
the enlarging. Of the currency and the re-
ducing taxation to the smallest scale.
Reconstruction was next taken up, and
! it was asserted that Congress had made,
and was still making every effort to re-
store the country, had made every reason
/ able proposition for restoration, and the
South, on the other hand, had done all It
could to battle these efforts. 11sYo3 TO IAo9
! He wasyery facetious at the expense of
the rebels" and told them their time
was come, and they must stand out in the
cold. It was hard to be turned out to
grass, but he had sufferedit. he grumbled
and they laughed at him they would
grumble now, and hewould laugh at them.
t. He opposed the idea of having a white
mans party, Or, o black mans party, and
claimed that there was no such thing. He
asserted that if the so-called white mans
party could get the black mems votes they
would be glad to have them. Gyi&n 5allf Gl
he hooted at the idea of q war Of races,
and said that if such q war should come,
/: the white mans party would be to blame.
If that party ever got into power, the black
man would nos be reduced to slavery, but
he would be worse off. He would be sent
to the penitentiary for looking into hog
pen, and if caught in the pen their lives
would pay the forfeit. he related an in
stance Of the Governors pardoning three
men who had been sentenced for ten,i
eleven, and fifteen years, for making man
give his due bill for money that he owed
them. .r,, ..4f.s -.r ID. ,.,sf.-..racr
| He bad heard some men talking about
propitiating rebel. Propitiate rebel
A wildcat, lion, q tiger, or a hyena could
be tanned by kindness but you can never
tame arebel by kindness. He'll twist and
turn, and promise to do better while un-
y der; but let him get up, and he'll dig you
in the side and say you were fool for be-
lieving him. -ga 7 WI MN 81AA ~ l,"a' =
On the questioned suffrage, he advised
the disfranchisement of every person who
had ever written spoke, preached, or
prayed for the success of the rebellion,
country and sworn allegiance to the Fede-
raj Government, and taken advantage of
it's protection, and then entered the rebel
lion. He advised the ruling party to ex-
anime into the number Of persons disfran-
chised, and then into the strength Of their
own party, and unless there was clear,
sure working majority, they must look for
other classes to disfranchise; and if they
couldn't find classes, they must disfran-
chise Unfortunately.
He favored repudiation to great ex-
tent, and homestead exemption to the
amount of 81, $50 or 81 500. lat4art.
Returning to the subject of black
mans party, he advised the colored men
to give up the idea of aspiring to office, for
their own good. There were but few of
them capable of holding any high office.
They should elect men who would COM
mand influence and respect, and do away
with this Democratic clap-trap of a black
mans party. This talk of war of races
was another piece of clap-trap. He had
no idea that the whites intended to inaugu-
rate war of races; nor did he think the
black people had the slightest idea of in
augurating such war. .r.g l...
In conclusion, he advised the colored
delegates not to listen to any talk about
moderation or magnanimity towards those
politically disabled. They should act
upon the doctrine of Abraham Lincoln,
that if there were only 5000 loyal men in
the State they were justly entitled to
govern it. ............ ..., ID .......-
As he closed, Mr.. Hunnicutt asked Mr..
Bolts if he thought it constitutional to re-
leve the people from past debts in the
manner proposed by him.
Mr.. Bolts: Make it constitutional, sir,
by putting it in the Constitution. 4
Mr.. Platte asked Judge Rives if he
thought the terms permanent interest In
and attachment to-" implied property
qualification. He answered him in the
negative. aoaa iEa a.at a.as --
Mr.. Bolts told them not to talk about
qualifications now. They couldn't afford
it, but they must wait until the Internal
Democracy was defeated, and the Repub-
lican party firmly established before they
went to making qualification. After o
vote of thanks to the speakers, ttt meet
adjourned.
The Governor appointed
yesterday Francis L. Smith notary pub
lie for the, city of Alexandria.
We are indebted to Captain Clifford for
late Norfolk papers.
To BUSINESS MES.-The RELIGIOUS HERALD