The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-08

pointed to confer and consult Will ihnJot
General Schofeld. commanding Military Dis
t,ict No. l. concerning the payment OF the
1,er diem of the members of this convention.
ttResolred 2 That this committee be In :,
structed earnestly to implore MAJOR IeneEal
Schofield, commanding as aforesaid, 10 open
the soup. house for the exclusive use OF the
members of this Convention unth Iney De
allowed to draw their per diem
This was not entertained.
THE MIXED SCHOOL QUESTION.
Some discussion arose as to the taking
m Of the order of the day-the homestead
opestion. It was finally decided to post
! none it until BAYNE's mixed school propo-
s;tiou should be disposed of.
A lively discussion followed.
BAYsE made Observation-Disclosures speech
in favor of the proposition.
He was followed by LEWIS LINDSEY, VINO
showed himself greater man than many
had judged him to be, and did himself
much credit. u,r,..
He thought the questarn was equ'ti lishts
~ ;estice 10 all men, erregardless OF race or
color. ,r D-o.;sou,t ,rd do
De real flatform, Mistdr President, ana ae
| true in ten1iop of de doctrine, was declared at
| do fricnn church. I will not detaln de MOOT
| LONG IA YOU all knows I is not conversial WIN
! school matters, and am new 10 dc ISSUES VI va.
dny. Sir, does you think that L, VINO h'ts
| heard desc men sit down and declared tnose
| af;arvescing principles of liberty at de African
| chnrcb take me wild Il halter, put cap on my
| head and lead me to de halter IKE oFute
and deprive me of de rights PROMISED NO sii,
| And I'll tell you, sah, II dey proposes 10 uo
dat and to 20 back on me and my con;
| stitents. I'll raise my hand, and 10000 OF
desp colored men will vote agalns tdls ihsIeI
ment, with de cry, Down wild it, ~, Slr, ~
swar like HamiIcar did 1T Rome. IN sWar to
| bipb Heaven. Yes, I'll swar higher an DAT
In, shall 90 down and de yearth shall crummel
| into dust before they shall amalganize my
rights by dat resance: s"al none ~
Eeyptins shall vote for desc amendments
| denriyin dem of dar rights. NO, san, not a
| bit on IL. Desc men In dat Aflcan church
showed us dc bright side OF DE picture ana
| now de dark side Is Z comm pretty last enough
Dis question use to ailay on dc "a Sn.t s.ot ~
| dis House as to de nigger's beil' Saucy out
| now we sees it on dis side, ana ! ne er ~
day: "Don't you see de niger 8 kItln 10y
impudeut; he wants to have 1t all 10 niiiseri,
and hop in de reins' NO, san, tnar '.n ~, ~
| danger of de supremacy bein taken con trol OF
| by de Niger. And dis questarn, 100, "
| school system, and so much expense OF ouiioln
| school houses for bein burned down: Jill
| afeared O. dat No, sab, not a Dill OF IL.
| I argues in de force o. my way dat tney
| made broad promises on de 18th April; ana
don't tend TO flatter no man, and At the same
| time not to have a cap drawed over my eyes
by any resauce %And now, as 10 u,s I;srn-
| spectfully of carpet-bags, dat II you carpet
| baggers goes back on us, Woes be unto you,
| You had better take your carpet-oags ano
quit; and de quicker you leave inc DELE,
| do not abdicate opposition to desc strange
| friends lately so-called citizens OF ferginny,
| hut dew must stick by me If dey want me TO
| stick by them If dey don't gI me my lghts,
ri suffer dis country to be like Sarah-a desert
| of sond ri suffer DISSERTATION first, and I'll
ask God to crush 'em and I'll tell you, san,
when I blows my trumpet dey'll hear it, God
| crushed 'em at petersburg, and ne done IL at
| patersbure and den when de big cannons was
thnnderin. and deadly missions was flynn
| through de air, they called on de niger to
helm EN-. and said: "Oh, come, Mr.. Niger,
come: oh, come, Mr.. Niger, come" Yes,
sab, and they done It, TOO; ana aianougn IN
| aoceful issue we don't perpose to be hob
bies to ride them into office whether or no.
| Idon,t want to force de issue on de Execu-
tive Departni ent, but when they come mere
| and cav shuN't go into school house, I'll
saw YOU shan't 40 it, so help me God. No.
| sab not bIt of IL and won't recognize it
so. neither. You mad these poor critters be-
lieve they could do th,Hgs they wasn't capa-
| aeain Won NAV hate mo- ever so much for
! telIin' these truths but l tell you, san,
| amt here to yield to de secret "hims ana OF
capaeitis and preJudiees OF no me- ef ri thos So
| rights promised in that 18th April SonSen-
ton are not guaranteed, I'll hold these teoP,e
up to Congress and de world III slns ~
| Rome and 10 England, and all other lorelsr.
| Powers. Here's de promised equilibrium OF
desc people here's de great magniment OF ae
equality of de world. I'll say to you, coioreo
| men in de gallery,if dey don't give you your
rights, down wild 'em, and -
Here the CHAIR interrupted LEWIS with
the warning that he must address himself
to the CHAIR.
LEWIS sat down with the CHAIR, with
the remark, Gall right, sir; don't wish
to maintain de House any longer"
Brother HODGES spoke also on the i'm
portance "of settling dis question in fra
min de organical law" and warned his
white confreres that without "de bone,
and de sinews, and de muscle, and de skin,
which was de colored people, de Rippubli-
can party would hardly be skeleton"
Pending his remarks, the Convention
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at O'Clock.
The subject of the morning session was
resumed.
| BROTHER HODGES on the floor. He completed
his remarks, and was followed by
KELso, who said that he was panied to see
| those who had professed TO be his friends 60
back on him, and he began to think himself in
bad company. he began 10 see That the Con-
servatives would give him as much as those
on his right Radicals They were willing 10
grant them separate school houses and teach
ers; but he would say TO Republicans he
wouldn't take any thing Of the kind from their
hands. If the coming Legislature were to be
composed of the same Republican material as
was now voting against this proposition, he
didn't want TO be caught In any such COM
pany. He thought 1t very strange thing
that not one white Republican had spoken in
favor Of this proposition. II he was TO have
two school-houses in his county, he would
take them from the Conservatives.
Mr.. ALLAN spoke impartially against forcing
mixed schools, which he contended would
work detrimentally to children Of both classes.
i LEWIS LINDSEY "I'd like 70 ask de gentle
man @ question on this detrimental point. Ii
i white teachers would work detrimental to
colored children, how is IL that he didn' I
work detrimental TO his constitents7 Why,
did they send him here becsse he is white
man?"
Mr.. ALLAN: Because was better able to
represent them than such men az the member
from Richmond"
LEWIS: Yes, bIt got 10000 constitents,
and can git %, Oo0."
Mr.. ALLAN: You will never get them
| apafn sir Tho noInra5 raonfa ara ooro inr -