The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-13
THE NATIONAL SUFFRAGE CoNvEsr1os-

i HE CufFRAGE LONNENTION-
A Row AMONG THE CoLoREn FoLKs.-We
announced q day or two since that the ne
groes had held o meeting at Ebenezer
church for the purpose Of appointing dele
gates to the National Suffrage Convention
to be held in Washington to-day. Lewis
Lindsey and Richard Forester were re-
commended for delegates, but dissatisfac-
tion being expressed, a change was made,
and Fields Cook and Edward Nelson were
elected. Lewis did not like this at all and
conceiving that there was foul play, he
called meeting Of the negroes, which was
held on the Square yesterday afternoon, in
order that he might gain authority to go to
Washington anyhow. Lewis made o rip
roaring speech upon the Injustice done him.
We quote from him:
land I'll tell you, my friends and citi-
zens, about this thing, of which l know
more than the most larned white edicated
man, and that is of the colored race.
Yes, and more so, too, does. Yes, and Of
this thing, too, which you will have your
eyes blinded, and that is of de supreme
rulers Of this Republican party, which
you must be aware of. I'll tell you what,
you must git your eyes open, becase if you
don't, my Egyptian friends, they will be
shet. Now, you take that Ebenezer Church
meeting, of which | was present, and let
your eyes be drawed over by the same
resauce, and you will find when it is too
late that you will be deceived, which
don't evicate you shall be. Pm in for your
rights and erremiable jestice and thar is
men which was in that Ebenezer church
which amt for the good of you, and amt
agwine to perspire for them to be thar.
l want you to be aware of them retirin'
committees, which goes out to de supreme
power and then comes TO me an you an
say this man amt exactly spersposed to
be right, and that man is, which l amt
q eoin to evucate. An I'll tell you you
got to stop this thing about bob-tailed white
men and errestocratic niggers which comes
in your meetins and ebdocates the supreme
power, sayin that they permits de intelli-
gence and respectfully. Them are the
billy-goats which amt gwine to follow,
an the sooner than l follow them I'm q
gwine to join the Sleeps and let the billy
goats 20 to thar own erasions. an then,
when these billy-goats comes an makes
thar retirin committees an them goes back
upon US and makes other appintmints, Pm
a gwine to raise my voice aginst it and
then this is plan which all Of you which
perposes to stand by de firm principles of that
Republican party. You must see which is
de best man erregardless of the bob-tailed
men and de supreme powers; thar in that
hall of hustings back thar (pointing to the
hall of the House of Delgates). Say, all in
favor of your man say aye all opposed
say nay, and den bring him out on the
Capitol Square and ratify him, an every
man will have to abide in that incision.
After I git through I'm gwine to speak on
matter of business"
The matter of business was the raising
of funds to send Lewis to Washington. q
collection was subsequently taken up, but
we could not learn the amount subscribed.
A series of resolutions were adopted de-
nouncing the Ebenezer Church meeting, the
delegates appointed there, and John Oliver.
The last mentioned was toasted espe-
cially, being alluded to as the Benedict
Arnold of the colored race, q political ras-
cal, and traitor" [Applause.l Lewis
Lindsey and Richard Forester were ap-
pointed delegates by the meeting, but
whether or not they will be received re-
mains to be seen.