The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-13
R. B. HAcKNEY,s TESTIMONY.


ton would be closed.
The defence being unprepared to proceed
ct once with their testimony, the court sd-
journed until 10 o'clock this morning.
MEETING OF IRISH CITIZENS.
According to notice published in the daily
papers of the city, 8 large and enthusiastic
meeting Of the Irish and other foreign cltl-
zens took place last night at the Odd Eel
lows Hall. -
On motion of Mr.. A. M. Kelly, General
P. 7. Moore was called to the chair. The
following gentlemen were appointed Vice
Presidents Messrs. William English, DR..
Dorsay Cullen, James j.. Foster, William
Lloyd; Thomas W. McCance, John Gallaher,
Patrick F. Boyle; G. F. Fitzpatrick, W. G.
Payne, John NJ. Higgins John Ahern,
Jeremiah Whalen, John E. DGgherty; limo
thy Kerse, John Hagsn, Jr., Thomas Cole
gan, and William Ryan; and James II.
Dooley requested to act as secretary. A
committee of FIVE, consisting of Messrs. A.
NJ. Kelley, T. W. Mcmahon, P. G. Coghlan,
John Disney, and William Lloyd, was ap-
appointed on resolutions. Pending the
report of the committee, Mr.. James
q. Dooley was requested to address the
| meeting, which be did in an eloquent
speech, in which he urged upon his hear
ers the necessity of combined and untiring
exertions "to defeat the miserable produc-
ton of twenty=four negroes, scarcely able to
read their own printed work, fourteen rene
gade Virginians, fit associates for them,
and twenty seven scallawags, carpet-bag-
gers, and miserable political adventures
from the North
At the conclusion Of HE remarks, which
were received with enthusiastic applause,
the Committee on Resolutions, through its
chairman, Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley, submitted the
following: i
"Resoived, BY the citizens Of Richmond Of 1risf
birth and Descent 9ssembed IN mass meeting 70 :
anal az That in the national struggle for the re-erta'
bshment Of the lost authority OF the Constantly
and I'm the local struggle for the mAintainance OF
poitica supremacy Of the white as eonstit9'
emit portion Of the people of Virginia. VIII vina i
by the power and malice Of their enemies.
80 That it becomes people WHO nave hi i,t tn ot
strangers to eat up their substance ana change III
ali their government, to renew that protest and re,
St sl5 nnd a In the
soon to arise on the so-caIled Constitution or VIZ,
ginia the work of aliens to her people, tne go9a
Citizens of the Old Dominion may conitdenty rely
on the unfaltering support of their Irish fellow
| citizens, who have never failed to stand by the
side Of the native children OF the sou whenever
her rights or interests were attacked. q,
%. That for the constitution, so called, the NJ
| work of a mob of hungry adventurers, corrupt
| Migrants and ignorant negroes, this meeting en-
inc lDDOrrGuCe,
in it no issue but anarchy ana pankruptcy' anu ~
purpose the perpetual degradation OF the IN
wealth, and perpetual rule Of the Idle, the DIS
| solute, and the ignorant. ,,, -
military rulers In dIscharging from office every
incumbent whose place creature OF their own
could be found to fll and thereby disgusting their
regret that only 500 faithful public servants N plr
l their places, this meeting sees and lnvoKcs tine
Irish of America to witness the single purpose Of
and use the blacks to aid them IN the plundering:
80. That the one redecming feature IN inns poLcJ
Is the studious with which the carpet oaggers
monopoIize these offices. and contemptuously re.
fuse to permit southern Radicals to participate II
the spos which their labor Is relied on 10 secure.
so That in the recent most unwarrantaDle as.
sault OH the fidelity and integrity Of that upright
| Judge and true Virginia gentleman, John A; Mer.
edith al ms for this
ing recognize the impucable hostility OF KadiGal
| ism to the foreign-born population hostinL!
antly expressed by their recent nomination OF III
orpir}nai Know-Nothing for the Vice-Presidency,
and calls upon its feliow-citizcns of alien birth
and to
zenshp is dispensed to the negroes throughout INT
South. .-,o,. <
the use every exertion to induce the
| of every qualified resident OF foreign birth amont
us, convinced Us we are that IN ttS cSi,Gs an
| nifty. TO that end we cordially invite the aid o.
our friends of nationality conjuring them TO re
member that 1t lies with them to determine whethei
| the future of the South shall be prosperity AMI
freedom. or bankruptcy anu the WORST despo'iSm "
| debased mob. ,o -,
action of the late State Convention IN this city
| and promises hearty support to Its policy ant
candidates and thaI S
vative ticket which may be nominated ZOE ILLS GU
| for the State Legislature"
On motion of Mr.. T. W. Mcmahon, th'
| report of the committee was unanimously
! adopted.
While the resolutions were being read Il
| became whispered through the hall tina
| Colonel Marmaduke Johnson was present
and no sooner was the reading concluded
than loud calls were made on him for !
speech. He essayed to escape with sim
| pie acknowledgment Of the compliment, blu
| in response to repeated solicitations, ne de
livered stirring address in his usual IN
teresting style.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley was next called on, ant
spoke in earnest support Of the principle
embodied in the resolutions just adopted
Mr.. T. W. Mcmahon was called for, ant
delivered q handsome address, at the con
clusion of which he suggested that com
mittee of FIVE persons from each ward b
hereafter appointed by the chairman Z
perfect permanent organization; whicl
was adopted. He also submitted the FOL
lowing:
"Rssolred, That this meeting tender thanks
| Mr.. p. E. Mcclure for the use OF Odd-Felow
| Hall tonight"
Adopted.
Mr.. H. Gilmer, sr., was called on, an
responded briefly; after which the meetin
adjourned.
| A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.-My atten
| ~ ton has been called to an advertisement I