The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-30

T has been said that if the southern dele
cation talk at the South as they do mere the
Whole difficulty will be at end. They will
talk there as they do here, but there are!
some things that it may be needful to say
there which it is not needful to say here.
IF there was any bitterness in my heart /
should bury it but there is none. But all
the southern brethren speaking at the South
As they do here will not end all the Difficult
ties. 1t is no such easy thing as that. We;
are but half dozen men, and what are we
amongst so many? Brethren ct the South
do not know all we have seen and heard
here and at Baltimore. We ourselves have
made rapid advance, and so have you in
the last two weeks: we have made FIVE
wears in progress in two weeks time.
There are at the South various sorts of peo-
ple. cannot, neither can DR.. Jeter or
nr. Fuller, speak for the whole South.
There are some pretty stubborn old fellows
a, the South-for those none of US can
speak, and Baptists are very much in the
habit of speaking for themselves. 1t Will
take time before all the asperities will be
smoothed down. We at the South do not
recognize the social equality Of the negro.
Allthc rights which he has by law we have
no desire to interfere with, but we cannot
entrust to him the management of the inte-
rests of our country for this simple reason.
God and man know he is not competent to
control them. We recognize slavery as
dead, and we have no desire nor idea Of its
restoration in any form, but the political
control of our country we cannot consent to
l. L. do
and we must submit, but of our own vol
untary effort we will not-we cannot. The
report uses the expression, all rights and
duties of citizenship. If by that word is
to be understood suffrage, we cannot endorse
that expression; for whatever may be our
views upon that matter, we have no right to
express any opinion in this religious body.
We have no disposition to deny them the
rights of freedmen, or of Baptists, or Of
the ministry. But upon the question Of
suffrage we have no right to commit this
organization to Republican or to De-
mocratic principles-to take the SIDE OF
any political party. 1t is proper, however,
that should add that we have the deepest
interest in the elevation of the colored peo-
PIE. and their advancement in morals, In
education, and everything that goes to make
ny the dignity of man. We are far more
deeply interested in them than any other
people under heaven, because we have got
To dwell amongst them, or leave the graves
of our kindred and the homes Of our youth.
Ifthey are vicious, corrupt, ignorant, de-
based, we suffer. 1t makes little difference
to- YOU northerners, but all our interests, our
homes, our welfare, depend upon the society
which surround us. Everything that we
hold dear is pledged to enlist our efforts In
promoting their education. Wefeel nohos-
tility to them, or desire that it should exist.
Our ministers have always preached 70
them, and still continue to preach to them
as opportunity allows. / have baptized
more colored than white persons. ] preach
constantly TO larger colored than white
membership. Immediately on my return,
preach the funeral of colored man at his
own dying request. The colored people
love us they have confidence in us. We
ask you to help us in our work amongst
them. lfyou will, God be thanked. lfyou
will not, "Still we rejoice that in every way
Christ is preached" ~