The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-14

it. 70 you who don't own ianu' guy s -:
Peaceful prosperity never will come untl
the land Is divided. To those who com
plain of wanting labor ! would say, oLel
the negroes forty acres of land to Wor6 a
certain time, and you will have hanos
enough. In passing, my colored friends,
wonld also advise, don't hang around catses.
60 to the country, and there engage IN
fba noblest work Of man. Once the master 8,
Sad neproe& and land. The former left,
anJ soon the land will leave in the same
manner. [Applause.l
The sneaker had heard OF the organlza-
ZION If immigration societies here. Wnat
soIivI why do this when there are SO
r ,o1 strong-armed laborers on every
side? This move results only Iion pr
iudice against the negro as q ianu-o"n 80.
But of all landholders the Foreigners az ~
the worst, the most greedy ana VIII 10 10
tbe first to sell their land to negroes. pas
foreigners will rot be easily persuaded 70
come among the landed princes OF sne
South. Virginia will not be free untll nel
1ands are thrown open to people OF every
color. WHY keep the negro off? Are you
afraid he will get everything away from
Won : How can he, if, as you say, ne is no1
yonr equal The fact is, you've got TO I'VE
,v;tb him and he with you. You're obligea
to live together; so make the best OF 10
and don't pull apart, like unruly steers. !,
ue had been told that the negro 1ooutd
yote against the white man. 1t looked 70
him az If the white man ,could vote against
tho rerro. One was just as bad as the
otber He was sure that the colored race
only wanted equal rights and fair pay.
r" OATS so.'l Give them these, ana tney
would be useful to their country ana tne
whole world. Deal with him as ne IS, not
as he was. or as you would have him to De:
He had heard, too, that the negro wanted
to he dominant to obtain the supremacy.
Colored men whom he had asked about this
ridicnled the idea. Again, he had heard
mutteripcs of war of races. Laughter. j
ImnossibleL The speaker saw before hlm
colored men half white. How can they
6oht3 Which side will lick the other
The only time for a war OF races was
during the rebellion, and that time had
nassed without the feared result. The ne
proes did we'll during the war, and no Con
fe6erate can ever say that colored SOL
der used him lily on the battle-hel or IN
nrison. Why fight now? The colored
man has his rights, and strong arms to de-
fend them. He ridiculed, too, the idea OF
m instruction. How is the negro to rise
if, as the Copperheads say, he is already
on top?
It would be acknowledged that now
there are more impediments to reconstruc-
ton than there were two years ago. Then
the rebels were willing to accept any
terms. But by the Executive at Wash
iugton and the northern Democratic party
false hopes were instilled into their
breasts. They now think that the Demo-
Gratis will come into power and do some
thing to aid them. False hope Things
will certainly 20 on as now until March
1869. and before that the matter will be
settled. Suppose that even then Demo
cratic President is elected, but little can
be done. If Democratic House OF Rep
resentatives is elected, it will stop leglsla-
tive aid for the negro, but do no more, as
the Republican Senate, which cannot be
changed for six years, is still IN the way.
The ex-Contcderates had better, there
fore. fall in line and hasten the work OF re-
construction.
The speaker then alluded to the disfran-
chised southerners. He had said that no
American could be free without the ballot ;
now he repeated it; and would add that it
could not long be withheld from them.
They were not deprived it by any motive
Of revenge such motive does not exist
in Congress who voted 100000 for the
relief of hungry South. 1t was as safe
guard. When these southerners begin to
love the cause victorious more than the
cause lost to venerate the institutions of
our fathers more than those of mongrel
confedcracy; then will they be forgiven,
and not until then. When they will come
back with truly loyal hearts the speaker
would be the first to advocate the repeal of
test oaths and the restoration of the ballot.
Until then he must keep the reins in his
own hands.
In conclusion, Butler said he had dis
cussed these subjects as with friends. He
prayed his audience earnestly to ponder
the propositions advanced. With word
of eulogy and advice for the freedmen, he
retired from the platform.
Oliver moved the hero vote of thanks.
| Carried. Oliver moved him three cheers.
Carried. Oliver moved to adjourn. Car
ried.
Hunnicutt seemed to want to say few
words, but as the audience were little dis
posed to hear brother who had refused
them the right to worship God in build
ing made with hands, he did not succeed
| in mt ininp the floor