The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-19
Tho Co!ored Man IN IL i'"'ii'e'"', ~ ..e
Nort..--A Turbulent Meeting III '"e
.,,opcr Institute.

i, the mass the negro - 1o""'. "''''' ~ So
,,., himself. that he is little better than an
.,,;,r,l and cannot he Appealed {" '''l""Sh
~. ,,.,.,n. tha, NE has neither the patience
,,,,l,;ocurc 10 hear both sides OF Qucs'
tiun. and that his IE'Sr"li> govern MN 'i'"
..4ler II is greatly to the benefit OF tue
south that thc negro should give such eNlii'
,..,,r, If himself aS follow below 1T the
\,;h and right among northern rcopI"'
The, will soon understand him. and after
fi.u have very little forhcarance with hihi'
The New York Her0id, in its account oi the
o,,,tiu.. between the Greeley and CRAM
rnlor,d orators at Cooper Institute, IN tlrh
city. Wednesday night, sayS:
Grr II The most extraordinary meetings
ever Witnessed i'll any city was hcld III the
t.r,lcr Institute last night. -Four thousand
,aIpIrd people gathered together, notWIth-
Standing the intense heat of the night, to lis
ton to \ discussion between the Rev. Henry
iIinhland Garnet. Of this city, and W. W.
-,,Iudcr-. oc Baltimore. Md, both colorcd,
u,,ou the relative merits and services "t |. ;.
Grant and Horace Greeley. The debate has
hcrn much talked "r and loug ccnSid"rcd
but after >undry disaprointmcnt> and mitch
correspondence the prcliminarcs were finally
arranged. Cooper Institute was engaged.
III" expenses We're guaranteed. ana thc CO.
lolcd orators were afforded All opportunity
OF talking the matter out. much L" the sails
frfiun OF the negroes in particular AMI the
yuhli" generally.
saunders, who when the task ne has uii-
dcrlak,n to convince IL half-ciyilizcd people
may Ir ,ard the leader of the forlorn hope.
c>poil>cd the call>c Of Greeley, and Mr. GaI
net. the distinguished pastor OF shiloh frcs-
ltt,rln church, had the much more congc-
uia task of prr>cniin" tho claims OF General
Grant 10 an audience who were in cntii"
~ympathy with him and his principles
Long before the time announced for the
opening of the meeting the great hall "f thc
Cooper Institute WAS crowded with slirll an
audience as lis walls have rarely contained.
The Great majority of the audience WAS col
cred, but Il good spinkln~ OF white lnrn
were also present some attracted hv cilrns-
iy and others who came for the purpose "t
: causing ;ls much mischief aS possible. 1hlr.
iy-1irsl street sent Il l:rGc delegation OF III
most ari>tncratic hnAiiuf;. South Fifth ave
nu" had IN ovrrpowcrin@ litigation pres
cnl. aud the claSsic precincts OF Sullivan and
THOMPSON streets, which usually know tho
African. knew him not last night The
h,Jlr, urcs,ur presented dazzling array ol
beauty. dress. and fashion, the ladies. Will
adnIlgiIr taste, generally attring themselves
in spullrss white, which formed Il striking
contrast to the glossy hklrkncss of their com.
piryion~.
on fine rIaIfovm mi~ht 10 seen an array OF
intellect, resprciabitv. and wealth which
WA. urrlcctlv oyrylmwc,inc. comrrisinm
statesmen. rl,ruvmrn. merchants. and
.,.LnIrs Th. ,i.tin,,,;.hrd rn,or..d men
ON ,h,. rl,rrnrm romnrisad Nrsy.. /. W.
,riu> g W EI.,u,.;. l,r NrDon,"h T.. Y
&, Eaton. {. -. Francis. G. W. Mvrrs, Or.
f. y. Ping :. Scoitrun. Joseph Da COSTA.
Grmp Washington. II. Montgomery. }. j.
I'u,rHaun, Alexander Powell, w. ).
WjIgcouS, Peter ). Porter, and many others.
When o'clock came il WaS evident That
tllr audience was entirely ouc-Sidrd, and that
Tho I,ihcI7,I orator had NOT the slightest
chance Of ~rttiur (air hearing. the feeling.
,f fine u."rncs hninr ryi,Irutlv wru,Iuht II,
+, tho h;chrst uitrh nf ryrilrmcuI hy 1hc i'm
1ucnrr- which i,lyc been brought to b,ul
u,on them since fine discussion was mn
nn,rurr,I to come of. the narrow minds q
thr ,rrr,t uni,ri,v nrrseu, beinu eyideutl,
nn,LIc Io rn,n,r,.brn1 wh,1 nm orderly de-
hate meant
puucIu,Ily 70 The lo,,r the colorrd rladin
Tor. came ,,nnn th, nIttnrn amid cnth,,.
,.tirrhcrrin" tnr tbn Roy Horny Ui~hlnuC
Garnet On the motion or In. Rev. ". Bu,
I.r lLr ,.I.,;,. vos ,.kor Lv AIR II Suilln
cashier nr ibe Errpmason. EapL y bullet
hrahrd ur~ro who uresid,d over the mrc,.
iu,, wi,h .Il tln Immortality il was n,ssjnI,
+, ,ryrr,i>r in IN audience Which acted like :;
,r,,I,rr;,. ot En,;na ,S,,n,Ior.
Nr uotIon , rn,lr,~,n nr Saunders WA.
,uu,intod secretary the articles of d;sc,,,
ION were rc,d- vbotLor tI,n ..cond,n,v q,
tine ihrral HrnuI,Ii,.u n,rtv,nd tbr election
o, lInr,r. Grc,.Iov or ti,r y, ;;;Inrtiou of Cen.
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wild, l. ,[ama,s1I,,, u.mnIoss Whom sam
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