The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-08
The Negroes and Carpet-6asse CTS


The Negroes and "Carpet-Bagg ers.'
Carpct.bas.ers" are at discount with
the negroes of Virginia, we believe every
where SAFE possibly in the Petersburg con-
ercssional district. PLATT still keeps on
the blind side of them there. A meeting OF
ncorocs lust held in Alexandria developed
the strongest amnesty TO carpet-baggcrs."
There were two parties in the meeting, but
though exceedingly bitter towards Que an
other on some point or other not explained,
they were united in de,cstatiou of the scar
pc,.baegcrs." Rev. flElps Cook, well known
in this city, figured largely in the meeting
We make an extract or two from what ne
had to say
lie was expressing his own ldcaS' mol
consulting LangSton, Bccklcy, or any one
else. In the late election The hauichls o',shI
Ia have carried this State by oo,oou' When
they were beaten BY 2S.OCo MAJORITY; anu
they are going back every year. georgia,
which is considered one OF The most Demo
cr,fir states south. has become 50 ny the
carpet-l,aggcrs and o!ticc-scckcrs, who have
disytStcd the people Of The State. tie be-
licycd Virginia was III sympathy win inc
Republican party and the Administration
and ought TO have been carried by 2S,0oO
WHY is il We did not? Because they THE
Republicans carry the germ OF poison III
their bosom. That germ is the scalaWaSs-
a class who accepted tho situation at 'lrst.
and went so far ~ TO say they "ot'id FAVOR
the negroes. or even the monkeys. II they
al Il lNItfn " n
being better than monkeys, they TOOK
us. He would tell his colorcd friends
that they are not able to stand
alone. They need health, strength and as
,i>tarcc. ana this must come from The people
of Virginia. He knew Of worthless men who
are picked up and ,.rnt TO thc Legislature
when they could send men OF Intelligence
and fully competent t. discharge the duties.
What. said the speaker. do wc see there !:
The men VIC send LAYING back asleep while
the other party i, at work. The Republican
purlv Of Virginia can EcYcr prosper in this
way. ur wililc they lave 20 lnGicn fighting
and n,.arrcllu-am ,n% ii.2,n.cvc>. Another
,hin,t: II Il laon i kHown 10 have been
South r. e., As sayiu" stood by the South il
the wal tina, is enough; he is dead 10 you,
however good the man may be.
BEcnIEY. oil Alexandria, could rot get Il
hearing. lie was ,a!llicd with such phrases
~ these: Put him oiit -; bag his head :
DRY up"
MITCHELL followed, endorsing Cooks
opinion OF the cau>c Of the Republican de.
feat in Virginia. lie said:
"Thc defeat was caused by sticking to
men who have been imported here, aud who
DO not own one dollar in real estate in Nil.
-ira, and Nhu do rot have any interest in
the state or party further than office and
money TO be made ~ staying here; remove
them fem Office, and where are they found
W hen all hope Of gain has departed: Not
here, hli in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont,
or that section. This was the cause Of de-
feat. The Republican party must be pu"%ed
the colorcd man must Lave lis rights. They
were sick and tired Of tbs carpct-bag gov
crnmCnt.'
JAMES SAMSON WAS Glad that HUGHES was
defeated" He "hoIored 4 bold, upright
"Democrat not one of these mean, sneak
ling. miIk-lnd-watcr Republicans, who are
"<ncakiu- around the ialls Of Congress
"tryin. to obtain office.
lie Key. DORSEY. OF ~ ltilalllSDuTU, illllo-
duccd series OF resolutions, pending which.
amidst great confusion, the chairman de-
carel the meeting adjourned. Another
meeting was Immediately organized, which,
on motion, put the pending resolutions
:. under the table" and afterwards adopted
others.
Then came more speaking, in which al
orator named RrrrlN said:
These carpct-bagSciS thought ui"y could
come down here ana st ricl. in Il few days.
and VIXEN they come they tell Us they are on
cur side and fought for our freedom. The
only thing they fought for was money, and
nothing else. Such men is Scncr, Smith. and
Lewis are true, but is for Plat, am kind
of >kitliSh of him
G. Z. DOUGLASS, who WAS chairman Of the
first meeting. and Who pronounced all pre-
sent fools" returned. and attempting to
speak was denounced - a disturbcr Of the
meeting and carried off IL the police. The
anitor OF the hall entered, aud stating that
it was rented for the first meeting, demanded
hat it be cleared; and those present left.