The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-25

p HUssIcusrr DEsp1sstEra n his e posfTIoS
|SPEEoH on THE SoUARH. IAN Immense
crowd of negroes assembled son the sqnare
yesterday afternoon to hear the venerable
Hunnicutt give an account Of his steward
ship as member Of the Ssate Convention.
His speech was about two. hours long, but
the audience seemed Interested throughout.
he commenced by stating his spositionltwo
years ego, when he did NOT hesitata, whilst
others held back, boldly TO esPouse the
cause Of the negro, and to hoist the dag Of
equal rights. Since then he had never
showed any inconsistency WhnteVer, sara
was now, 70 use his own language as puyes
as high toned, as honorable, % when he
Game a boy TO Virginia and commenced his
studies at Randolph Macon College. 10 the
holy and INSPIRED principles which -niied
his breast after the storm of aWar VAS over,
and he saw in the dim future the entran. !,
Echisement Of the late slaves, he WAS stu tl.
true. 80 E - =, Ly.,s.
He then plunged into the consideration Of
the new Constitution, defending each and
every provision, with enfhusiasm:9 II iss .
noble instrument, an Incompatible sinstro-
ment, and should receive the endorsement
Of every true citizen. OF Virginia. =: 5
From the Constitution he proceeded to q
defence Of ohisi conduct towards northern
men, or carpet -baggers."9 he dia:not hes
itateto say that these Copperheads who aseid-
ed Hunnicutt, and we're ashamed to associ-
ate with the negro, could not have any respect
from him. There were northern men here
in the army, too-who would lick the boot
of southern aristocrat to gain admission
into a parler with southern ladies. The
same kind Of men cursed the Union army
during the war. If McC1el1an had com
manded an army Of Radicals he would
have entered Richmondoin the summer Of
1852. The truth was, these menplayed the
devil everywhere. In Fredericksburg he
had seen negroes worse treated by Federal
soldiers than he had ever seen them treated
by Southerners in the time Of slavery. The
negroes were stupid to think that every
man from the. North is, their friend and
every man from the, South is their enemy:
They will find out their mistake before five
years have rolled over their heads. {
Inregard to his own political designs, the
speaker said he. was not an othce-seeker,
but placed himself with. pleasure in the
hands of the people. IF nominated to 9
post of trust, he ,co1ild accept; but if others
were chosen, he would stand up with the
party for the party's, choice. i He was glad
General Schofeld had postponed the cleo
ton, for this would give. the Republicans
time to organize, and the leaders time te en- en-
tighten the people concerning the, new Con
stitution. August or September would be
time enough for the election, and then the
harvest would be ripe for the sickle. In
conclusion, he warned the whites that they
rejected this Constitution, something worse
is in store for them. If they wanted to know
what, he would tell them. Congress would
disfranchise every man, who ever fought
against the Union, and Danish from. the
country every editor who had assisted in
bringing about this state Of things. The
Republicans must rule Virginia, and the
Conservatives must go to the wall :,
After Hunnicutt concluded, his heuten-
ant, J.L. G. Danner, made a fluent speech;
which was received with much applause :