The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-27

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virginia were the best friends of tho colorcd
people. All desired that they should have
S.e.t rights, and that their children should
=, Colonel Fiournoy presented the case to
inc coiored people In forciblc manner
showing how the white man was about to
t"te TO secure their rights, and the Injustice
thcS would do in refusing to vote FOR his. Jf
tmcy persisted in this illitcral course, and
nll"wcd the carpct-hagGcr to still keep up
INC alienation between them and the white
man, thcy would bring on war of races
more Terrible III It's consequences than the
dreadful war VIC have so recently PASSED
through. .as - -
He had no complaint to make against
PRESIDENT Grant. But for his action we
should before this have had to vote on the
constitution as Il whole, with all its dcform-
tics. lie would have been glad had the
president submitted other clauses to Il sepa-
rate vote, but he thanked him for what he
tn'd done. II enabled US .tovots down the
di>iranchlSin@ and dSqualiiying clauses, and
enabled us to come back to the platform of
peace, on which both White and black could
stand i'll harmony, and under the blessings
OF restoration, rcacqnire prosperity and
contcntmcnt. He advised all to vote for the
constitution, against the Objectionable arti-
cicS, and for the Walker ticket. He felt
that every man in Virginia, if he would give
his reason and Judgment fair play, would
give exactly that vote. .-r.. Il ~ .f - 81 t.. .
He compared the two tickets, paying
compliments to Mcssrs. Walker, Lewis, and
Taylor. He described Weiss tortuous
course, including his attempt to defeat the
objects of the committee of nine ut Wash
lngton, and frustratc all propositions to
unshacklc the white man-dcmanding
m how
part in the Government carved out by
Washington and host of Virginia wor-
thics whose great minds had gildcd the his
tory of the nation. Finally. Wells was
nominated in Petersburg upon the pro-
scriptiye platform, which declared that the
constitution should be submitted without
being cXpurgatcd, thus disqualfying nine
ty-tyc out of every hundred men i'll the
State. ~t.E."|
With Walker we would have peace, con-
fdcnce. and prosperity. With Wells, dis
firing hate. Against this last result he ali-
pcalcd to the blacks very earnestly, rs it
would be rllnoIls to them.
Here the speaker was questioned by SeVc-
raj blacks, whose intcrrogatorics he answer
ed with great patience and kindness. They
were wholly llnintercsting, save that they
showed the tendency of the minds of the i'll
terrogators, who had been evidently under
the tuition of carpet-bag teachers.
He warned the negroes against running
into the fatal error of dividing upon color,
showing how the whites had clear ma
jority in the State of 10000 votes. 1t was
not wise to provoke II power like that by n
course of hostility to the rights Of the
whites, and giving themselves up to the di-
rccton OF the carpct-baggcrs, who were
not their friends, but merely selfish men,
vino wanted to use them for their own vile
purposes.
The white men here were their friends,
they understood the ways of the negro,
and were satisfied with his labor :;
but let him break with native white
cru immigrants didn't like his labor, and
would bring their own white labor. Can
the colorcd man not see the consequence
that he will he gradually forced OIL, by q
:" flank movement" into the far South, and
finally, possibly he crowded into Mexico:
Look ut the fate of the Indian, who once
owned all the land we now live upon.
Where was he? The race had diminished,
and now not race could DC found nearer
than 300 miles TO us.
The clear policy and interest of the col
orcd people were TO make peace with the
people Of Virginia, their best friends, and
luOSc !DOu llol tHes liilt9l " pIii1' III 'iih>
of distress and want.
Colonel Flournoy concluded with IN elo-
uucnt allusion to the bright prospects before
us if we elect the Walker ticket and adopt
the cXpurgatcd constitution, and avoid the
war Of races now pressed upon us by the
rycc,,blc teachings of the white adrcntu-
rcrS from other States. :.
Here there WAS i great cry for "Waikcr,'>
and Mr.. Walker, who had Just arrived ny
the Chesapeake and ohio Railroad tram,
made his appearance, and was Welc0lllcu
with vocitcrous cheering. Beng introduced
lN MIR. Daniel, in loud, clear voice he an
bounced that nc had arrived fatigucd and
covered with the dust OF travel, and could
only say, very briefly, that he had Just re-
turned from the Southwest, where the ball
had been put in motion, and it was rolling
on. increasing at every turn, and that { cry
where such was the spirit and unanimlty
that prevailed that he was certain that VIC
tory would crown the efforts Of the people
Of Virginia. lie gave this assurance WITH
"ic:,t emphasis and CarncstncSS, and alter Il
few more remarks thanked the aSsembla@c
for the honor they had done him, and re-
tired amidst dcafcning cheers.
Mai. w. Y. SuthcTlin, ofDanville, was then
introduced, and made telling speech. lt
was chiefly addressed to the colored people.
He began by IN allusion to the alarm OF ire
that had lust rung. When he heardt the bell he
could not but ask himSclfwherc was then the
public inccndiary OFells), with loren III
hand, to fire the temple of our liberties
He (hc incendiary) was somewhere IN the
Southwest. He Major Sutherlin) would say
that OH the 9th of July the bell would ring
them all up to extinguish the flames lighted
by this torch, and he hoped 1t would DC re-
sponded to triumphanty.
than IpSrl.ibp1 :. SDcpcn lluUc DN Il
colorcd preacher in Danvillc, Iii WHICH ne
spoke of four years of war between the
whites North and South, and mdthen1oltryears
more of war betweenthe whites ana Diachs
ON the suffrage question. Now, the whites
had stopped TO sec whether they Wouldn
rive the black man his rights, and now, ne
added, shan't we, too, stop ana see IL We
can't give the white man his rights 100
There was Il unanimous response III Inc
affirmative, and all further agreed 10 E's
down their arms under the apple tree anu
ioin the white folks on the peace platform.
Major Sutherlin recommended this example
to the colorcd people, and asked them II
they wouldn't follow it, mendinG his queS.
tion by asking who they would vote lor !
Which was answered by LOUD cry oi
:. WcllS.' ." Exactly, l only wanted
to know" replied the Major. IurLl-
ing to the whites, he said that s ells
represented the party VINO oehlcu tno
white man his rights; but Will you hCI sl,c
the black man his rights 10y voting Ior Tue
rUrl1,iu" Unanimous Yes,s by the whites. Turning
to the coIored people, he asked them, VIII VII
vnu not arrec to give the white man ms
rishts? loud cry of "Yes." Then, why
would you vote for Wellss said the 1, Major
which occasioncd uproariouss laughter
Mr.. James f. johnson, of Bedford, WAS was
next introduced, and announced the "a, agree rec
able intelligence that Bedford ana .i,e SI tho
-. 4iarnnhn1ts WIS united upon tnC