The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17


MEETING OF CoLoRED CITIZENS LAST EIGHT.
Pursuant 10 ON announcement published
yesterday O number Of colOred persons ~:
sembed in the main audence-room OF the
Third Street Methodist church last night for
the avowed purpose Of taking suitable sctiou
testifyipg their sorrow and loss at tue death
Of Hon. Charles Sumner, United States sen.
ator from Massachusetts,. The inclemens
weather undoubtedly kept many persona
away, but as it was there was pretty good
audience in attendance. .-s
The church edifce was appropriately deco
rated with mourning badges, and immesf:-
ately over the desk vas tablet bearing the
inscription, sacred to the memory Of
Charles Sumner" -2 - 80
Among the prominent colored persons
present were Senator Stevens; Messrs. Peter
X. Jones and Syphax, members of the House
OF Delegates; Laudon Boyd, aud others.
just before o'clock the meeting was
called to order, and organized BY the ele..
tion Of William Trent chairman.
On taking the chair Dir. Trent proceeded
to deliver very appropriate and highly ell.
logistic address commemorative Of the Yil..
tues and good traits of the deceased senator.
He said that the colored race had lost the best
friend that they ever had, and alluded In
| creditable manner to the last hours of Mr:
Sumner. -,,;. e,.r,
At the conclusion of the remarks of the
Chairman, Mr. Derrick, pastor OF the church,
presented preamble and series of resolr.
tions, which he read to the meeting.
Mr.. Stevens moved to amend the resolu-,
tions so as to add at the end clause pro-
viding for their engrossment and the trans
mission of copy to the General Assembly
of Massachusetts. Agreed to. 5000
Mr.. Boyd now proceeded to address the
meeting on the subject Of the resolutions,
and took occasion to say that Mr.. Sumner
had in his last moments said he was $50
tired"-tired, the speaker contended, OF
doing for the negroes that which they were:
afraid TO do or would not do for themselves
j No people bad taken more peaceful
course than the colored race had done TO ger,
their rights, but they had not secured them
J all, even though this white Sumner-the best
friend they had ever bad-baJ labored for:
them so faithfully. Every seat in this church
ought to be filled, and every other eolored
church in this city ought to be thrown open
and crowded tonight by those Who appre-
, ciate the meritorious services OF the great
statesman whose loss the few present mourn
tonight. 1t was lack Of appreciation on
: the part of those who were not present. =,
Mr. Derrick replied 10 Mr.. Boyd, and
made very sensible speech, couuseliing
) harmony and good feeling. be regretted
] that any debate had arisen on the resoiu-,
| tions. He had hoped that the solemn occa-
| sion would tend to dismiss any lee'ings Oh
( this kind; that it should not be marrea Dy
: any discussion other than that lot "nlca tls
meeting had assembled.
IL at this point several persons icit the
{ church, after which Messrs. Stevens ana
Peter K. Jones delivered memorial aa'
, dresses. .,a,h,,
Mr.. sypbax inquired how it was possible
, that there should be Glssension ID mestns
of coIored people of Richmond called lor
such q solemn purpose-to pay tne lass
, tribute to the memory Of the departed oeao
hero. .,J
number of persons went out.
Mr.. james Fuller next addressed tpe Mso.' ,Issos
ing, and compared Mr.. Sumner 10 MhOet :
force and other great Uniiarisns. ae .o a.so
took occasion to administer severe reouhs
TO some of the audience who were mispe-
having, and who, he said, ought TO 60 noa1e
il they didn't have any better manners.
Another colored man, who SAID no nag
been told that vote would be taken On the
civil-rights bill to-day, advised the CnIls: If:
tians present to 60 home and pray. at
hoped all would pray, and be felt assured
that their prayers would be answered, sne
that good news would be heard from tnt
White House tomorrow. Another hopet
that Mr. Summers name would be bandtt
down to posterity like that OF George Wash
ington, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, ant
o host OF others. -s.,t., !,
Other addresses were made, and the meet
Ing adjourned after adopting the resolutions