The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-30

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| him! my friend Button is famous.)
Averitt's account fof the crnelties Of the
| whites to the blacks, lo#-wages (ma1imum
six, 4dollars), high rents, high, prices for
food, cruel practices, threats Of turning out
for independent voting, &C., &c., was 9
piling up c9 horrors. % c& .s*s''HS "'4H
Averitt hcaped up the sgouy on the sub
ject of unfair trials Of negroes, partiality to
Conservative and pains and penalties for
Radical negroes The latter were sent to
the penitentiary for stealing t'oo pieces of
bacon, and Conservative negroes were only
sent to jail for stealing six pieces. Here
MIR. Beck, Of the committee, suggested that
in Virginia oil ,thefts under fifty dollars in
value were petty larceny, and were,notpun-
| ishable by confinement in the penifentiary.
Averitt had his mind on that butsn mat
| fer, he knew that Radical: negroes had been
sent to the penitentirry for stealing two
pieces of bacon. s(This caused asignihcant
smile around the ,table.)3,!3 guE ZokIs
Averitt then related one Of the .bloodiest
stories that, have ever been told, of one Car
ter ,(White), ), in ,Appomattox, who, for the
most -trifing pretext, armed himself and
followed o negro two days with intent to
kill him. That ON the second day, the ne
gro finding escape impossible, armed him
self, and being overtaken, was shot at and
returned the fire, killing Carter. No wit
nesses were allowed to 60 to the courthouse,
and The negro was convicted and sent to the
penitentiary, He (Ayeritt) hunted and
9 rousted up the. facts and made an ap-
peal to the Governor, who pardoned the con-
vict. Ayeritt only mentioned these facts
for sc illustration"
Mr.aNorris, of Alabama. {known by the
soubriquet of the carpet-bag member ~
here put sundry leading questions to Ave
ritt that were 80 ill-disguised snd so absurd
that the faces present were expressive of
the feeling they excited. Mr.. Norris
seemed to have gone into q store where he
knew he would get what he wanted-asked
for it and gotit.
| I have given you more of this than is
worth the space; but it is of some interest
to see what kind of testimony (?l is bought
mp here Ito bear upon the welfare of a
great community before one of the most
| important committees of the Congress of
this nation, which is fast becoming one of
the greatest powers on the earth
MIR. Neeson having returned home, Mr..
| Baldwin is the only member of the COM
mittee of I" mine" now in the city. The
period is important, and their presence
would be beneficial.
The new steps taken by the "loyalists y
in Richmond have been observed here. 1t
is reported that they are upon more libe-
raj platform. But how can that be when
they put Governor Wells at the head of the
committee to visit this cityS G.
The Augusta County Meeting.
S7'aE5' ~ For the Dispatch.
1t may concluded abroad from the publi-
cations in the Spectator and. Vindicator
that the Augusta people on Monday last
threw 'swet blanket" on the new move
ment, and that the distinguished statesmen
4 Stuart and Baldwin, like prophets, are not
without honor save in their own country
and among their own people. Such is far
| from the truth.
| The meeting convened to hear them, and
not to act. A gentleman offered appreba-
tory resolutions, unanticipated by the
friends Of the measure, the contemplation
beirg not to declare an opinion or appoint
delegates until the February court, and the
resolves were properly, and by universal
consent, withdrawn.
|. A most industrious, and, l might well
say, insidious effort had been gotten up
from the very inception of the "new move
ment," and before its character was deve-
loped, to disparage and disgrace it by some
ardent politicians, and, it is said, by some
unconsulted statesmen; and, as if by pre-
arrangement, clappers and stampers occu-
pied conspicuous positions in the meeting.
After the friends Of the measure had
spoken, certain gentlemen were etneSpect-
edly called upon to talk in opposition. From
the noise made, and applauding at the
wrong points-so unsuited to the considera-
| ton Of the momentous matter discussed,-
one unacquainted with the actors might
have thought there was formidable party
against us. But / affirm land as you
know my opportunity of gathering
public sentiment you will endorse
my testimony that all the senior
and rejecting persons present-the
most Of those who are attached to the
good order and peace Of society-those who
adopt the patriotic maxim Of Henry Clay,
that true craftsmanship consists in making
the best practical use, OF, existing facts---in
word, that three-fourths of the large
assembly earnestly yet quietly-I might
say acknowledgements our cause. And
very many who had been against the move,
or undecided, openly avowed their conyer-
sion. The noisy gentlemen were chiefly
youngsters Of the secession school, (die-
in-the- -last-ditch -boys,) "a few Radicals,
including the Rev. Mr.. King, D. D.
and some very good men, misled by
unreasoning impulse or aprejudice-a few
who are only happy when in "a minority.
and some who wish to suffer martyrdom for
consistency's sake. y, Z .i%.g;i @'' t''.'77
That the committe is sincerely sustained
by the heart of this great county no un-
,prejudioed mind capable Of approaching its
patriotic throbbings can doubt. S7s'-S ,.E5 .
&c. S,s' y ys.., go b.s. .,; ~ 1SS AUGUSTA.
s7aga Public Meeting I'm Bland. 80
T. At meeting Of a part Of the citizens Of
Bland county held at the late residence OF
William Harman, near Bland Courthouse
on Saturday the ,23d Of, January, 1869,
Jesse Justice, Esq, was called to the chair,
and F. F. Repass appointed secretary.
The object ofsthe meeting being briefly
stated by Major William N. Harman, the
chairman appointed Captain A. J. Gray
son, George, Robinett, Esq, Captain James
NJ. Showers, William P. Bruce, and r. A.
Kelley, q committee to draft resolutions,
two Of whom declined acting. The re-
naming three--viz., George Robinett, ESQ.,,
Captain JamessM. Showers, and William z.
Bruce, soon reported the following resolu-
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