The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-21
J. TX. Riycs's Card-tity CounciI-City
Finances I'm Healthy GOnGitiOn-Pub-
Ec Scheois-Wcasifer.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispach.l
STANTON November % 1873

Correspondence Of the Richm md Dispatch.l
STANTON, November 20, 1873.
Your correspondent finds from a card OF
Mr. j. II. RivcS, in the Dispatch Of the 18th
instant, that he denies having said, in his
speech at S.auuton, the words attributed to
him in my letter of the 9th OF October. in re-
gurd 10 the incrmarria%e Of negroes and
whites, and denies that he ever entertained
such sentiments. Your correspondent had
10 desire 10 miSreprcScnt Mr.. RireS, and is
sorry that lie was not rerbdlly more correct
in his statements. That he has done him no
Injustice in regard to the sentiments he utter.
ed. and the impression be attempted TO mako
upon the negro portion of his audience, Will
appear evident from what he DID say, aud
in this YOUR correspondent Is correct, and
can prove it Is half dozen intelligent gen
tcmcn who heard him. he was speak
ing of II istcgcnation, and having referred
TO the Jews Is an illustration to show that
there was no danger OF any such lntermlS-
ulre of races, he SAid "But II q 1rhite man
| ,cdats 10 marry u Coto1'ed ,r0md", UtY say
THIS IS q free country, let him do IT. Ih"
uttcrauce Of which sentiment was greeted
| with the widest applause and hurrahS from
the negroes. for even they had intelligence
enough 10 understand the converse OF
this proposition. It Is somewhat strange
That Mr.. Rives has waited 80 long
before making this correction. 1t looks
very much as ii he had been afraid 10 do SO
| before the election, but now that he no longer
| has any Use for the negro he drops him like
a hot cake and denies the sentiments 10
| which he gavc utterancc in his speech at tits
Place, and which your correspondent Is al
any time prepared to prove, aud challenges
1 4 ., .,,I > RI r A.
toter WAS written your correspondent was
under tn, impression that the words then
| quoted were those used by Mr.. Rlycs, but
| he finds that he was mistaken, and That TIE
| language above given expresses the sen.
| timcnt he uttered.
| At the last mectin. OF the City Council
| the Committee on Finance made report
| which Showed the city in Il healthy tioancitl
condition the total bonded debt OF the city
| is $4,000: the total floating debt, l0,23l.91
| the total amount of resources, 80, 32l.il
thus leaving Il balance Of Sl9,0S9.3G 10 meet
current expenses for the present year. The
| last meeting OF the Council was quite lircl!
Que. and the discussions were very anlma
| ted. \ GOOD deal Of business in regard t.
street improvements WAS before the Council
| and some of minor importance Transacted. In
formation was given to the Councll OF the re-
cent discovery Of Il linc quarry of ills.>tune a
short distance from the city on the farm OF
Captain Opie, which would be very suitable
| for paving. \ ie>olution WAS adopted III
,trucling The street committee to inquire into
the comparative cost of brick-paving and
| tla~-.tonc.
The city attorney was instructed to collect
| all the ordinances Of the Council ana arrange
| them with proper index.
The telegraph wires to the ne" olhce, on
Augusta street, were put up yesterday.
The Graded schools OF our city are In q
prosperous condition. The graded school
No. /, on New street, has three hundred
scholars and six teachers; No. (coloreo
school numbers about one hundred pupils
and !la, three teachers and the school in The
Catholic building has thirty-tive pupils.
The weather is very cold this morning
| but bright and clear, and the ground trozer
nard. Yesterday Was a clustering day, AZ
| companivd by some little'snow. Max.