The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-26
HrcIJ,IoSp~,I,v o,r5 Is73
iTA MEETING Of SEVERAL PRES

1 T 4 MEETING Of SEVERAL PRES
N, ii!e, Is and delegates Of benevolent societies.
held at Hams Hall on End instant, 10 take into
nrIGn 'hr great ne1eisty M OF having an an Institute r%
Home for the INDECENT colored people OF Rlch-
mond
The need OF such an institute, ana warmly advo-
Gated the project of building such home for the
colorcd people T the city.
MIR F. w Jackson proposed that committee
should he appointed for eoch of the coorcd churches
I'm the city to wait on the several pastors of their
churches and invite them 10 attend i called mec'
Ing. 10 bc held neat Monday evening ut the rr
place, 10 consider the les, means OF attaini' The
object sought. &C ~
After tie meeting had finished ali tn . business
for which II was called,
Mr.. X. :. Jefferson asked the - .eu,,ou of tbc
meeting for short time AS he .tsheJ 10 make a
statement and also offer s"mer r,Ju,i,,,s He then
stateo that there was ru" Or current in the city
th' wr,br mr r"ee"[ rR'i"' remove from oee
to he his duty. aud tievrd II to hc the duty OF
every sooa KSpmhh an. 10 do ali in in ilier power to
moved. Inc hell IN Ut, position and he was re-
sen by III" N vr1 a T"Hi S @ for lhs rGs'H s
,na ~ S .,s against Mr.. Bui.ess; for he Was
smitr ns " 4socate OF ,.rusnl Grant and }. Amber
inInr shich he Jeifersonl did not think ought to
N.Y. NY .Pre with his uflirp.
.heeupon b. offered the following resolutions.
.hch were unanimously adopted, and committee
Of treeapponied to furnish the collectors with
esDirett, Tllat II Is earnest .prayer and siu-
ccre desire to have Mr. Fleming W. Jackson re-
tai ned In the position he now holds an Inspector
Of manufactured tobacco, and should the Collector
of this district tit to make any changes amos gst
the Inspectors or reduce the Pa sent number
we earnestly h.seech him To carefully con
slider this our first request, and let Mr. Jackson
remain In his position, rs We believe him 10 be
q true honest, conscientious, and faithful worker
In the party, and II good. neral man-one In
whom the people d. coufde. one against whom
no reasonable objection can be brought by his
| most inyeterste opPoseis The people nave the
utmost confidence In him. which may be proven
by hts having heen una imously elected for three
celebration of The fifteenth amendment 70 the Ct
stitution OF the United states Also he has been
elected the second term pr sldent or Monr Ward
Club, md Is now wee president of the hepuphcah
Citv Central Committee and Judge Of election DE
was the last election SUPER, sor ut the fourth pre-
cnct in Monroe Ward. He l. worthy, and well de
serves his poailion. - f.t -
ton taken BY Or. L. II Smith in removing from
ohc.. audou 80, u. aud do assure him II met onr
hearty approval, and do ask the Collector, should II
please him 10 appointa coered man AS deputy col
The State Journal refused to publish our rcsolh-
lions saying. I'VE cannot afford to re"rite pro.
ceedings Of meetings, which we have been Invited
IN attend, merely to crafty little coteric of
garri politicians at the expense f another" We
sure the St,,te Journal that this meeting Was not
roitpSed OF ward politicians, N cf m "ho hiFe
b.,- 5" di>gnstel With the h Targues. 9roEI ana
abusive language al snch nsen ~ Landon BOYD,
.Joserl, Cox, v lillian Lester, Giltrrt knyd, "a.
rchcr and others, that thes ia n 20 To w'rl ctt-
jpp, Thcy were men VITO Represent from MY 10
huudi e.l men In the several societies
~ order Of Committee nr publict ior:
VS.. SELDOM.
.... T. W. F1rzaTsii' sasa5tsan'
Il. 4 JEFFEKsON,
,.,,, y y. Il ElTzaHIiiHt;o Hh,iIitos,