The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-08

men, to protect the public treasury from
frauds practfced upon 1t, and to expose them
10 the public gaze, as well as his endeayors
TO promote good feeling among all of his fel-
/ loW-men and constituents !; that we fully en-
! aorse the course he pursued In his advocacy
i OF the internal improvements of our State
regarding the 500, 600 appropriation for the
i survey of the James River and Kanaw ha
canal by the General Government. the
! appropriation he obtained for cleaning
out the James river from the harbor
OF this city to the mouth of the river, and
other water-iines, as we'll as the manly
stand ne took in procuring the appropria-
tion OF the money for the State Departments
building, Sc, iu retaining the contract for
the granite quarries near the city of Rich
mond, in his manly defence against the
strong opposition urged against it by MEM
bers from other States, whereby the large
disbursement of public funds have been
brought to our doors and hundreds OF hon.
est and hard-working mechanics obtain enl-
ployment; that his course ia defending the
eight,hour system of labor meets with our
hearty endorsement, as well as his advocacy
of the abrogaLi0n Of the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, the principal staple of our
State.
.'4th. That we pledge our undivided and
cordial support to our present representa-
tive in Congress, the Hon. John Amber
Smith, for reelection as our representative in
the Forty y,fourth Congress OF the Nation,
fully believing in his honesty,- patriotism,
and unerriDg devotion to the principles of.
the Republican party, and in the interest of
| the people of his district and State.
"5th. That we deprecate the dishonorable
| means employed by Federal ofice-ho!ders
who are endeayoring to force themselves by
bribed hirelings and bogus conventions upon
| the people of this district, and hereby stamp
| them as boilers and disorganizers, who have
gone outside of party lines by all conceiya-
| bic corruption, By means utterly unfair, foul,
| and dishonorable to the usages OF the party,
by prescribing and libelling honest men who
could not be bought up and made subseryient
| to their unscrupulous designs.
Goth. That this, our action, is inperatiyely
demanded of Us in the interest of principles
| and. not Of designing men. We pledge our
selves to maintain our party organization at
all hazards, and will do nothing whereby
the success of the Republican doctrines and
| principles will be jeopardized and we there
| fore call upon the Republicans and all other
good citizens of the district to unite with us
10 our struggle for the maintenance Of peace,
| order, prosperity, good government, and
fearless, honest representation"
| The report was adopted.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
On motion of Lewis Lindsay, modified at
the suggestion Of several delegates, the fol-
lowing District Committee was appointed
George Turner, of Louisa; W. j. S. Bowe,
of Madison Ward; Jacob Cohn, of Monroe
WarG; W. Fl. Randolph, Of Jackson Ward
Lewis Lindsay, OF Clay Ward; F.. w. G.
Coleman, of Marshall Ward; Ed. Waller,
of Jefferson Ward; Jordan Smith, OF Ches.
tcrield; Patrick Hart, of Henrico: John
Page, of Hanover; Fred. Holmes, of Caro-
line; and j. NJ. Humphreys, r. A. Paul, and
William FIegenheimer, members at large.
Three cheers were given Hon. John Am
bier Smith, and the Convention adjourned,
and the persons present resolved themselves
into
MASS. MEETING.
Major Joseph Walker, of Chesterfield, be-
| ing in the crowd, was called upon for
speech.
He declined to say more than was neces.
sary to express his deep regrets at the dis
sensions in the party, for he much feared it
was now hopelessly demoralzed. He could
take no part in the controversy. but hoped
that soon they would be red0ited and
brought to support one who could get the
| party's entire voting strength.
Lewis Lindsay was introduced rs the next
speaker. His remarks were in his usual
style. He denounced the "educated' y ne
groes and carpetbaggers who were mislead-
| ing the negroes, and affirmed that Hon.
John Amber Smith would receive the sup
port of the mass of the party. He showed
that the interests Of theWhites and blacks
| were identical. and hooted at the idea of 4
! war OF races, for he said in such event the
negroes knew we'll enough they would 90
to The wall. He enioined the negroes not
! to look too much to Congress for help, but
to try to acquire control Of the State Legis-
htureS. He complained good deal of the
composition of the juries in the State courts,
and gave it cat as the purpose Of the Con.
servatves to gradually distranchise ali the
negroes by convicting them of felonies. He
advised his friends to keep their hands from
| ~picking and stealing little things what you
| think don't amount to nothing" and thus
keep out Of the clutches of the courts. Ia
| warning bis people against the wies OF the
negroes imported from the North he gave
! in inimitabIe style representations of the
way they talked, walked, and acted, and re-
peatedy brought down the house with ap-
plause.
In concluding. Lewis proposed three cheers
| for John Amber Smith, and he said he want
ed the crowd to halloo as cloud as Ha-
man." The meeting gave the cheers and ad.
journed.
The Metropolitan Hall Convention.
The Republicans claiming to be the only
leeally.chosen delegates to the Convention
to nominate candidate for Congress from
this district assembled in Metropolitan Hall
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