The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-17
|epubIiean Meeting on Candles Hill.
ANOTHER SPLIT AND rIsHF.
,UsH BURGESS AND PIX JONES
s.r4 IN TROUBLE Z. - Fl s,5s. g /.
GRAET REPEDIATED.,

:. 1asL. cftllussva fMSetluE OIvrhepuDnc1nS
was held on CANDLES Hill, at which there 4
were about four hundred persons. present,
nearly all of whom were eolored. .ssss.s.s
;. fhe origin Of the meeting was call made
by the societies Of Monroe Ward TO the So
cfeties of the city of Richmond, % meet to
join tdem IN considering. the political sitna-
tlon IN the State as regarded the eolored peo-
pie. fbas convention decided to. hold q
mass-meeting on Gsmbla's Hi.l,g and the
meeting Of last night was the result, 4 4
: Hon. lAmhler Smith being present, made
"a short speech, without special fefereueeto
before the meeting. =. = : Z f.s ~ s,'s' =
tions made a report which was discussed by
Harris; fuller, Lindsey, and. Others !: after
which the resolutions were adopted by a
hearty vote. .z-,--, i. 49,, ,.5sl -. ?
The preamble sets forth that as this Con-
gressional district had gone for the. .RepubIi-
cans ~ the hstAelectioD, they had q right to
expect "the Chief Executive of the nation
would bestowupoa them some colfHsefiaHee
AND support, a8d be5no longerleorfirpIled in
/ itsappolntments by men who have no re-
spect for themselves nor honesty Of priuci-
pie" Rush Burgess is denounced as having
continued himself 10 Office by money and
Whiskey, and by support of the President.
= Among the numerous resolutions adopted
are the following: - - - :. .'..s.:E-
E . Resolued, That E. W. Jackson has our
Iwarmest sympathy and hearty support, and
we regard his removal as unwise, unjust, i'm
polite, and an outrageous insult to our race.
Therefore we: declare ourselves no longer
bound to stand by nor support any man or
set of men who would cast in our faces such
an ignominious insult, by removing from
office good, and faithful, efficient. and quail
ihed officer, without any charge whatever,
and whose retention was petitioned. by
nearly every manufacturer of tobacco in the
city, and several presidents and delegates of
benevolent societies. :5as-
1 !" "Resctued, That we recognize the petition
of the manufacturers OF. tobacco in this city
f, the Secretary of the United States Trea.
sury in behalf of F. w. Jackson, asking bis
retention in Office, as coming from pure and
honest hearts, actuated only by q sense OF
justice. - "s.t 49,.
!" Resol1ed, That the gentlemen, whose
names appear on that petition are men Of
honor. integrity, intelligence, and wealth
and their action in this matter satisfactorily
settles the matter in our minds whether
southern men ara opposed to, colored mer
holding office or not, where they may be
found Competentto to do so. j3aa.
i" ResoIued, That we earnestly pray the
Administration to revoke the order of Rush
Burgess suspending F. w. jackson from
duty as an inspector of manufactured tobacco
cigars, and snuff, his successor being totally
unqualified. j ~
"Resolued That we, the working and
laboring men of Richmond, do honor and
appreciate our beloved Congressman j. Am
bier Smith, the only man who ever polled a
vote in this district outside the party vote
We deeply regret the successOf the Custom
House ring, which have thrown in his way
such obstacles as to prevent him from having
honest men put in position here who saould
keep peace and harmony in the party" r
A movement was made by some parties in
| the crowd to break up the meeting but af.
ter committee was appointed to secure the
support of the police, order wos restored
A stone thrown by some one on the out
skirts of the crowd struck p. K.'Jones vic.
lently on the cheek. An alteration occurred
between Rush Burgess and abrother of John
Amber Smith. in which, our reporter YVES
| informed, the lie was given by Burgess, and
being resented by Smith, was retracted on
the spot. .rsng T.. sii1a as.: II / se.tsf j..
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